Medium Spring Green #00FA9A
Medium Spring Green is a light, vivid green with hex code #00FA9A and RGB rgb(0, 250, 154).
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Black text reads best on this color (15.14:1).
About this color
#00FA9A is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 87%, its chroma 0.207 and its hue 157°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Medium Spring Green. Black text reads best on it, at 15.14:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (87%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.207) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Spring Green |
| Black text | 15.14:1 |
| White text | 1.38:1 |
Colors that go with Medium Spring Green
Matches found by rotating Medium Spring Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Medium Spring Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Medium Spring Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Medium Spring Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Sea Green #05FFA6 ΔE 0.017
- Wintergreen #20F986 ΔE 0.022
- Turquoise Green #04F489 ΔE 0.022
- Greenish Turquoise #00FBB0 ΔE 0.027
- Light Green Blue #56FCA2 ΔE 0.027
- Minty Green #0BF77D ΔE 0.032
- Greenish Cyan #2AFEB7 ΔE 0.037
- Spring Green #00FF7F ΔE 0.037
More about Medium Spring Green
How to make Medium Spring Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts white
- 1 part yellow
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #AAE079, a difference of ΔE 0.101 from Medium Spring Green. Medium Spring Green is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made green paint and adjust it.
Codes for Medium Spring Green in every format
| HEX | #00FA9A |
| RGB | rgb(0, 250, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 100%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.7% 0.207 156.9) |
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 #00FA9A | 1.38:1 | Fails | Lc -20.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #00FA9A | 15.14:1 | AAA | Lc 85.7 | Fine for body text |
| #00FA9A text on white | 1.38:1 | Fails | Lc 18.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #00FA9A text on black | 15.14:1 | AAA | Lc -85.5 | Fine for body text |
Shades and tints of Medium Spring Green
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 200.
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Step 50
50
#E3FDEC
oklch(97.1% 0.035 157)
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Step 100
100
#C0FAD5
oklch(93.6% 0.077 156.6)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#00FA9A
oklch(86.7% 0.207 156.9)
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Step 300
300
#00E48C
oklch(80.9% 0.193 156.9)
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Step 400
400
#00BF74
oklch(70.8% 0.169 156.8)
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Step 500
500
#00A463
oklch(63.2% 0.151 156.8)
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Step 600
600
#008A52
oklch(55.7% 0.134 156.6)
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Step 700
700
#007445
oklch(49.2% 0.117 157)
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Step 800
800
#005F37
oklch(42.7% 0.102 156.7)
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Step 900
900
#004F2D
oklch(37.6% 0.09 156.8)
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Step 950
950
#002F19
oklch(26.9% 0.064 157.1)
Medium Spring Green 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) | #F8E593 | 0.187 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E0D4A1 | 0.183 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00F8E2 | 0.098 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #DBDBDB | 0.208 |
Use Medium Spring Green 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.