#00cb00 Color Information

#00cb00 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #00cb00. In RGB, it consists of 0.0% Red, 79.6% Green, and 0.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 100% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 120.0°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 39.8%. The decimal value for #00cb00 is 51968, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00cc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #00cb00 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#00cb00 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color0, 203, 0 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color0.0%, 79.6%, 0.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color1.000, 0.204, 1.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color1, 0, 1, 0.204 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color120.0°, 100.0%, 39.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color120.0°, 100.0%, 79.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.356, 42.712, 7.119 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color0, 203, 203 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code51968 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color71.359, -72.578, 70.049 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)71.359, 100.868, 136.016 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color71.359, -67.571, 87.353 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color65.354, -56.041, 39.290 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.300, 0.600, 42.712 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4278242048 / 0xff00cb00 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#00cc00 Copy
Last Updated: October 15, 2024

Shades of #00cb00

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #00cb00, its pure hue is 120.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 39.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #00cb00, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #001900 to #00b200.

Tints of #00cb00

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #00cb00, its pure hue is 120.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 39.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #00cb00, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #20d220 to #dff9df.

Tones of #00cb00

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #00cb00, its pure hue is 120.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #00cb00, which range from #666666 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00cb00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #00cb00

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #00cb00! For #00cb00, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #00cb00. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #00cb00

This color, #00cb00, consists of 0.0% Red, 79.6% Green, and 0.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 0, Green = 203, Blue = 0. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #00cb00 is 100% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R0.0%
C100.0%
G79.6%
M0.0%
B0.0%
Y100.0%
K20.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 0 203 0
Octal 0 313 0
Hexa #00 #cb #00
Binary 00000000 11001011 00000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 100 0 100 20
Octal 144 0 144 24
Hexa #64 #00 #64 #14
Binary 01100100 00000000 01100100 00010100

Analogous Colors of #00cb00

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #00cb00 — which has hue 120.0° — its analogous colors are located at 90.0° and 150.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #00cb00.

Triadic Colors of #00cb00

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #00cb00 — which has hue 120.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #00cb00.

Complementary Color of #00cb00

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #00cb00 — which has hue 120.0° — its complementary color is located at 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #00cb00.

Split Complementary Colors of #00cb00

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #00cb00 — which has hue 120.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 120.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #00cb00.

Tetradic Colors of #00cb00

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #00cb00 — which has hue 120.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 30.0°, 120.0°, 210.0°, and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #00cb00.

Monochromatic Colors of #00cb00

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #00cb00, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #006600 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #32ff32 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #00cb00

We want to make getting started with #00cb00 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #00cb00 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #00cb00 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #00cb00 with other HTML elements.

#00cb00 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #00cb00.
<span style="color: #00cb00;">The color of this text is #00cb00.</span>

#00cb00 Background Color

The background color for this text is #00cb00.
<div style="background-color: #00cb00; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #00cb00.</div>

#00cb00 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #00cb00.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #00cb00;">This color for the shadow of this text is #00cb00.</span>

#00cb00 Border Color

This is a div with border color #00cb00.
<div style="border: #00cb00 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #00cb00.</div>

#00cb00 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #00cb00 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #00cb00; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #00cb00 on a white background.</div></div>

#00cb00 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #00cb00 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #00cb00; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #00cb00 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #00cb00 to White

This is a gradient from #00cb00 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#00cb00,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#00cb00,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#00cb00,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#00cb00,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #00cb00 to white.</div>

Gradient from #00cb00 to Black

This is a gradient from #00cb00 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#00cb00,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#00cb00,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#00cb00,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#00cb00,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #00cb00 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #00cb00

In addition to using #00cb00 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #00cb00 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #00cb00, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 0, Green = 203, Blue = 0). If you need details about the color coordinates of #00cb00 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #00cb00
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(0, 203, 0)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #00cb00; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #00cb00; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #00cb00; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(0, 203, 0);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#00cb00")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:0, green:203, blue:0, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:203 blue:0 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(0f, 203f, 0f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(0, 203, 0);
 

#00cb00 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #00cb00 the same way. For those with color blindness, #00cb00 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #00cb00 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #00cb00 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #00cb00 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #00cb00 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #00cb00 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text