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#23A300 Color

#23A300 is rgb(35, 163, 0) in RGB, hsl(107, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 100%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23A300
HEX#23A300
RGBrgb(35, 163, 0)
HSLhsl(107, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(107, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 100%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.206 141.1)
LABlab(58.63% -53.74 58.40)
LCHlch(58.63% 79.37 132.62)

What #23A300 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 #23A300, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 9.92Slimy Green#299617ΔE 10Vine Green#38A32AΔE 10.05Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 13.99India Green#138808ΔE 14.1Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 16.05

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

#23A300 Channel Values

How #23A300 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 35 · G 163 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23A300 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #23A300 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #23A300

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23A300; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#23A300
Complementary
#8000A3
Analogous
#75A300
Analogous
#00A32E
Triadic
#0023A3
Triadic
#A30023
Split comp.
#2E00A3
Split comp.
#A30075

Tints & Shades of #23A300

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

#2DD100
#3BFF05
#5FFF33
#87FF66
#ABFF94
#D3FFC7

Shades

#1F8F00
#1B7A00
#166600
#125200
#0D3D00
#092900

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #23A300.

How #23A300 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#23A300
Protanopia#969605
Protanomaly#799C03
Deuteranopia#898919
Deuteranomaly#6E9412
Tritanopia#479999
Tritanomaly#3C9D79
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #23A300 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-23a300: #23A300;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23A300;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23a300': '#23A300' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.639, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_23a300">#23A300</color>
SVG fillfill="#23A300"

More Green Colors

#23A300 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#23A300 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23A300?

#23A300 is a dark green — rgb(35, 163, 0) in RGB and hsl(107, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #23A300?

#23A300 is rgb(35, 163, 0) — red 35, green 163, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23A300?

#23A300 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 100%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23A300 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #23A300 scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23A300 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23A300 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.31, which is visibly different.

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