#00A004
Closest named color: Grassy Green (#419C03). oklch(61.2% 0.207 142.6), rgb(0, 160, 4).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.03:1).
About this color
#00A004 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.207 and its hue 143°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grassy Green (#419C03), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.03:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.207) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grassy Green (#419C03) |
| Black text | 6.03:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #00A004 |
| RGB | rgb(0, 160, 4) |
| HSL | hsl(121, 100%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.207 142.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #00A004 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #00A004 | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #00A004 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #00A004 text on black | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F0F8F0
oklch(97.1% 0.014 145.5)
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Step 100
100
#DFEFDD
oklch(93.5% 0.029 142.2)
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Step 200
200
#C4E3C1
oklch(88.4% 0.056 142.7)
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Step 300
300
#9AD295
oklch(80.9% 0.102 142.6)
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Step 400
400
#5CB957
oklch(70.6% 0.162 142.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#00A004
oklch(61.2% 0.207 142.6)
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Step 600
600
#008C03
oklch(55.5% 0.188 142.6)
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Step 700
700
#007602
oklch(49% 0.166 142.6)
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Step 800
800
#006101
oklch(42.7% 0.145 142.6)
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Step 900
900
#005101
oklch(37.7% 0.128 142.6)
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Step 950
950
#043004
oklch(27% 0.085 142.8)
#00A004 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #A48F00 | 0.149 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958522 | 0.146 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #009B87 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.208 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #00A004
#00A004
oklch(61.2% 0.207 142.6)
- #BB4CCA
#BB4CCA
oklch(61.1% 0.207 322.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #00A004, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #00A004.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.026
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.026
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.034
- True Green #089404 ΔE 0.036
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.040
- Kelley Green #009337 ΔE 0.053
- Emerald Green #028F1E ΔE 0.054
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.058
Use #00A004 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.