greencoolCSS named color
Green #008000
The classic medium green; the color of growth, health and money.
Use cases: Eco brands · Success states
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #008000 | |
| RGB | rgb(0, 128, 0) | |
| HSL | hsl(120, 100%, 25%) | |
| HSV | hsv(120, 100%, 50%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 49.8%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7187, 15.4373, 2.5729) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.2, -51.7, 49.9) | |
| Luminance | 0.154 (WCAG relative) |
/* Green */
color: #008000;
background-color: #008000;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#007300 #006600 #005a00 #004d00 #004000 #003300 #002600 #001a00 #000d00 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#1a8d1a #339933 #4da64d #66b366 #80c080 #99cc99 #b3d9b3 #cce6cc #e6f2e6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#0d800d #1a801a #268026 #338033 #408040 #4d804d #5a805a #668066 #738073 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#008000
#800080
#008000 #800080
Analogous
Edit in generator →#408000
#008000
#008040
#408000 #008000 #008040
Triadic
Edit in generator →#008000
#000080
#800000
#008000 #000080 #800000
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#008000
#004080
#800080
#804000
#008000 #004080 #800080 #804000
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#008000
#400080
#800040
#008000 #400080 #800040
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#001F00
#004300
#008000
#00BD00
#00FA00
#001f00 #004300 #008000 #00bd00 #00fa00
Accessibility & contrast
5.14
#008000 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
4.09
#008000 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on green
5.14
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Avocado #568203 | 8.50 | |
| Sea Green #2E8B57 | 11.98 | |
| Forest Green #2D5A27 | 14.91 | |
| Hunter Green #355E3B | 16.75 | |
| Olive #808000 | 19.17 | |
| Moss Green #8A9A5B | 19.67 |
Related colors
Palettes with green
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.