Palettes / Colors / #00A342

#00A342 — Vivid Green

#00A342 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #00A342 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#00A342 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A30062; it also sits naturally between #10A300 and #00A393. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 64% · Blue 26%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #00A342

.text { color: #00A342; }
.background { background-color: #00A342; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A342; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 163, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 100%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A342; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 163, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A342; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 163, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A342">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A342">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A30062:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A342: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A342

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #00A342 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #00A342 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A342?

#00A342 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 0, 163, 66). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A342?

#00A342 is RGB 0, 163, 66 — HSL 144°, 100%, 32% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 60%, 36%.

What colors go with #00A342?

Its complement is #A30062; analogous partners are #10A300 and #00A393. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A342 for text?

Black text on #00A342 has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.