springgreen — #00FF7F
#00FF7F
rgb(0, 255, 127) · hsl(150, 100%, 50%) · CSS keyword springgreen
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| springgreen on white | 1.35:1 | — | — |
| springgreen on black | 15.61:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, springgreen takes black text: 15.61:1 against 1.35:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: springgreen;
color: #00ff7f;
color: rgb(0 255 127);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to springgreen
- mediumspringgreen — #00FA9A
- lime — #00FF00
- aqua — #00FFFF
- cyan — #00FFFF
- darkturquoise — #00CED1
- turquoise — #40E0D0
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for springgreen?
The hex code for springgreen is #00FF7F — RGB 0, 255, 127.
Can I use springgreen for text?
Not on a white background. springgreen reaches only 1.35:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on springgreen be black or white?
Black — 15.61:1 against 1.35:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- steelblue — #4682B4
- tan — #D2B48C
- teal — #008080
- thistle — #D8BFD8
- tomato — #FF6347
- turquoise — #40E0D0
- violet — #EE82EE
- wheat — #F5DEB3
- white — #FFFFFF
- whitesmoke — #F5F5F5
- yellow — #FFFF00
- yellowgreen — #9ACD32
#00FF7F in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference