Office Green (#008000)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.14:1 — vs black: 4.09:1

Color values

  • HEX #008000
  • RGB rgb(0, 128, 0)
  • HSL hsl(120, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 100, 49.8 )
  • Websafe #009900

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #008000 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Office Green
#008000 Base
Purple
#800080
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Office Green
#008000 Base
#408000
#008040
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Office Green
#008000 Base
Navy Blue
#000080
Maroon
#800000
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Office Green
#008000 Base
#400080
#800040
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Office Green
#008000 Base
#004080
Purple
#800080
#804000
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Office Green
#008000 Base
#001A00
#003300
#005700
#00A900
#00CC00
#1AFF1A
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Office Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A00
#002E00
#004300
#005700
#006C00
Office Green #008000 Base
#00C700
#10FF10
#57FF57
#9EFF9E
#E6FFE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #008000. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #008000;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #008000;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #008000;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #008000,
        #FF01FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #008000,
        #FF01FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$office-green: #008000;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$office-green-r: 0;
$office-green-g: 128;
$office-green-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $office-green;
    color: rgba($office-green-r, $office-green-g, $office-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Office Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #008000 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6D6D0F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #797900 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #2F7878 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6D6D6D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Office Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Office Green #008000 Base
Napier Green #2A8000 ΔE 2.22
India Green #138808 ΔE 2.95
Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 4.57
Islamic Green #009000 ΔE 5.72

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.