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#0EC48A Color

#0EC48A is rgb(14, 196, 138) in RGB, hsl(161, 87%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 30%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0EC48A
HEX#0EC48A
RGBrgb(14, 196, 138)
HSLhsl(161, 87%, 41%)
HSVhsv(161, 93%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 30%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.155 163)
LABlab(70.32% -52.89 17.22)
LCHlch(70.32% 55.62 161.97)

What #0EC48A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0EC48A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.04Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 9.91Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.08Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.77Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.79

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#0EC48A Channel Values

How #0EC48A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 14 · G 196 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 87% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 93% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0EC48A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0EC48A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0EC48A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0EC48A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0EC48A
Complementary
#C40E47
Analogous
#0EC42F
Analogous
#0EA2C4
Triadic
#8A0EC4
Triadic
#C48A0E
Split comp.
#C40EA2
Split comp.
#C42F0E

Tints & Shades of #0EC48A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#10EAA5
#32F1B4
#58F3C2
#83F6D2
#A9F9E0
#CFFCEE

Shades

#0CAC79
#0A8F65
#087754
#075F43
#054832
#032B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0EC48A.

How #0EC48A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0EC48A
Protanopia#B4B48B
Protanomaly#90BB8A
Deuteranopia#A4A48E
Deuteranomaly#82B28C
Tritanopia#3ABEBE
Tritanomaly#2EC0AC
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0EC48A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0ec48a: #0EC48A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0EC48A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0ec48a': '#0EC48A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.055, green: 0.769, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_0ec48a">#0EC48A</color>
SVG fillfill="#0EC48A"

More Green Colors

#0EC48A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#0EC48A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0EC48A?

#0EC48A is a mid-tone green — rgb(14, 196, 138) in RGB and hsl(161, 87%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #0EC48A?

#0EC48A is rgb(14, 196, 138) — red 14, green 196, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0EC48A?

#0EC48A converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 30%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0EC48A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0EC48A scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0EC48A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0EC48A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 10.77, which is visibly different.

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