Green (Munsell) (#00A877)

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: 3.06:1 — vs black: 6.87:1

Color values

  • HEX #00A877
  • RGB rgb(0, 168, 119)
  • HSL hsl(162, 100%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 29.17, 34.12 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00A877 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Green (Munsell)
#00A877 Base
#A80031
Analogous

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

Green (Munsell)
#00A877 Base
#00A823
#0085A8
Triadic

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

Green (Munsell)
#00A877 Base
#7700A8
#A87700
Split-Complementary

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

Green (Munsell)
#00A877 Base
#A80085
#A82300
Tetradic (Square)

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

Green (Munsell)
#00A877 Base
#2300A8
#A80031
#85A800
Monochromatic

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

Green (Munsell)
#00A877 Base
#001A12
#005C41
#007F5A
#00D194
#00F5AD
#42FFC8
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#001A12
#003626
#00533A
#006F4F
#008B63
Green (Munsell) #00A877 Base
#00E7A4
#28FFC0
#67FFD3
#A6FFE5
#E6FFF8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00A877. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00A877;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00A877;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00A877;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00A877,
        #FF5184
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00A877,
        #FF5184
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$green-(munsell): #00A877;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$green-(munsell)-r: 0;
$green-(munsell)-g: 168;
$green-(munsell)-b: 119;

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

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

Normal Vision #00A877 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #90907A 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 #9F9F76 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #2EA3A3 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #939393 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 (Munsell) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Green (Munsell) #00A877 Base
Green (Crayola) #1CAC78 ΔE 1.54
Jade #00A86B ΔE 2.82
Green (NCS) #009F6B ΔE 3.06
Jungle Green #29AB87 ΔE 3.74

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.