Green (pigment) (#00A550)

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: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.23:1 — vs black: 6.50:1

Color values

  • HEX #00A550
  • RGB rgb(0, 165, 80)
  • HSL hsl(149, 100%, 64%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 51.52, 35.29 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00A550 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Green (pigment)
#00A550 Base
#A50055
Analogous

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

Green (pigment)
#00A550 Base
#03A500
#00A5A2
Triadic

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

Green (pigment)
#00A550 Base
#5000A5
#A55000
Split-Complementary

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

Green (pigment)
#00A550 Base
#A200A5
#A50003
Tetradic (Square)

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

Green (pigment)
#00A550 Base
#0003A5
#A50055
#A5A200
Monochromatic

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

Green (pigment)
#00A550 Base
#001A0C
#00582B
#007C3C
#00CE64
#00F175
#3FFF9C
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#001A0C
#00351A
#005127
#006D35
#008942
Green (pigment) #00A550 Base
#00E56F
#26FF8F
#66FFB0
#A6FFD1
#E6FFF2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00A550. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00A550;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00A550;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00A550;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00A550,
        #FF4BA8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00A550,
        #FF4BA8
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$green-(pigment): #00A550;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$green-(pigment)-r: 0;
$green-(pigment)-g: 165;
$green-(pigment)-b: 80;

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

How Green (pigment) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #00A550 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8D8D54 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 #9D9D4F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #389D9D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #8F8F8F 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 Green (pigment) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Green (pigment) #00A550 Base
Green (Pantone) #00AD43 ΔE 3.73
GO Green #00AB66 ΔE 3.85
Shamrock Green #009E60 ΔE 4.63
Jade #00A86B ΔE 5.00

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.