Palettes / Colors / #00A859

#00A859 — Vivid Green

#00A859 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #00A859 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.

#00A859 is a cool 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 #A8004F; it also sits naturally between #00A806 and #00A3A8. 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 66% · Blue 35%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #00A859

.text { color: #00A859; }
.background { background-color: #00A859; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A859; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 168, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A859; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 168, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A859; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 168, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A859">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A859">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8004F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A859: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A859

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 #00A859 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 #00A859 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

← #00A858  ·  #00A85A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A859?

#00A859 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 0, 168, 89). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A859?

#00A859 is RGB 0, 168, 89 — HSL 152°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 47%, 34%.

What colors go with #00A859?

Its complement is #A8004F; analogous partners are #00A806 and #00A3A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A859 for text?

Black text on #00A859 has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.