Close to Forest Green
#00A045
#00A045 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62.7% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 146°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #00A045.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.11:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00A045 as they’d see it.
#00A045 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #00A045
What color is #00A045?
#00A045 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62.7% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 146°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #00A045 in RGB?
#00A045 is rgb(0, 160, 69): 0 red, 160 green, and 69 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00A045 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 57, 37). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00A045?
PANTONE 355 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00A045?
Its complement #ED4E96 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.