#008000

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Green.

About #008000

At its core, #008000 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Green. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 128, and 0.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 100% C, 0% M, 100% Y, and 50% K. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 25.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#008000
RGB0, 128, 0
HSL120.0°, 100.0%, 25.1%
CMYK100%, 0%, 100%, 50%
HSV120.0°, 100.0%, 50.2%
LAB46.2, -51.7, 49.9
XYZ7.7, 15.4, 2.6
Decimal32768

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.09:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #008000; }
.text-color { color: #008000; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #008000; }

Similar Colors

Green
#008000