Spring Green #00FF7F
Spring Green is a light, vivid green with hex code #00FF7F and RGB rgb(0, 255, 127).
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Black text reads best on this color (15.61:1).
About this color
#00FF7F is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 87%, its chroma 0.235 and its hue 151°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Spring Green. Black text reads best on it, at 15.61:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (87%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.235) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Spring Green |
| Black text | 15.61:1 |
| White text | 1.34:1 |
Colors that go with Spring Green
Matches found by rotating 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 Spring Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Spring Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Spring Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Spearmint #1EF876 ΔE 0.018
- Wintergreen #20F986 ΔE 0.020
- Minty Green #0BF77D ΔE 0.022
- Light Bright Green #53FE5C ΔE 0.033
- Turquoise Green #04F489 ΔE 0.036
- Light Neon Green #4EFD54 ΔE 0.037
- Bright Light Green #2DFE54 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Spring Green #00FA9A ΔE 0.037
More about Spring Green
How to make 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 0.114 from Spring Green. Spring Green is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made green paint and adjust it.
Codes for Spring Green in every format
| HEX | #00FF7F |
| RGB | rgb(0, 255, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 100%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.5% 0.235 151) |
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 #00FF7F | 1.34:1 | Fails | Lc -18.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #00FF7F | 15.61:1 | AAA | Lc 87.5 | Fine for body text |
| #00FF7F text on white | 1.34:1 | Fails | Lc 16.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #00FF7F text on black | 15.61:1 | AAA | Lc -87.6 | Fine for body text |
Shades and tints of 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
#E3FEE8
oklch(97.2% 0.04 150.9)
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Step 100
100
#BFFBCC
oklch(93.5% 0.088 151)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#00FF7F
oklch(87.5% 0.235 151)
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Step 300
300
#00E672
oklch(80.9% 0.218 151)
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Step 400
400
#00C05E
oklch(70.7% 0.19 151)
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Step 500
500
#00A550
oklch(63.2% 0.17 151.1)
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Step 600
600
#008B42
oklch(55.7% 0.15 151)
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Step 700
700
#007536
oklch(49.2% 0.133 150.8)
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Step 800
800
#00602C
oklch(42.8% 0.115 151.2)
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Step 900
900
#005023
oklch(37.7% 0.102 150.9)
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Step 950
950
#003012
oklch(27% 0.073 150.7)
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) | #FFE874 | 0.194 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E9D789 | 0.195 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00FBE1 | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #DEDEDE | 0.237 |
Use 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.