Palettes / Colors / #00A81F
#00A81F — Vivid Green
#00A81F 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 #00A81F 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.
#00A81F 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 #A80089; it also sits naturally between #35A800 and #00A873. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00A81F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 168, 31 |
| HSL | 131°, 100%, 33% |
| HSV | 131°, 100%, 66% |
| CMYK | 100%, 0%, 82%, 34% |
| XYZ | 14.25, 28.10, 5.97 |
| Yxy | 28.10, 0.2949, 0.5816 |
| CIE-Lab | 59.98, -61.89, 55.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.01, -42.63, 28.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 66% · Blue 12%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 34%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00A81F
.text { color: #00A81F; }
.background { background-color: #00A81F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A81F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 168, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A81F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 168, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A81F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 168, 31, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00A81F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A81F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #00A81F
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A80089:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.17:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.62:1 AA |
Best text color on #00A81F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A81F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #00A81F: ·
How #00A81F 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 #00A81F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #00A81F?
#00A81F is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 0, 168, 31). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00A81F?
#00A81F is RGB 0, 168, 31 — HSL 131°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 82%, 34%.
What colors go with #00A81F?
Its complement is #A80089; analogous partners are #35A800 and #00A873. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00A81F for text?
Black text on #00A81F has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.