Phosphor Green Color

#00aa00

Phosphor Green is vivid, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #f5f
Complementary Color #aa00a9
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Phosphor Green Color Sample
Phosphor Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00aa00

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Phosphor Green Color. The Maniac Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clover (#008f00) for more calm effect. Try Pressing my Luck as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aa00a9 is the best complementary color to Phosphor Green. Mid magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0a0 complementary color is Flirt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #5a0 and #0a5. Thus found on the left and right of #0a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Phosphor Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Phosphor Green palette consists of #a05 and #5400aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa00a9). Try White and Purple colors in combination with #0a0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #0a0 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Phosphor Green. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Phosphor Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flirt, Endeavour, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a0 square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, mid magenta and warm red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Phosphor Green tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#aa00a9) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Buddha Gold – 120° from the complementary Flirt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00a and #a9aa00.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00aa00 is made of 0% red, 100% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Phosphor Green has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00aa00 is made of 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #00aa00
RGB Decimal rgb(0,170,0)
RGB Percentage 0%, 100%, 0%
CMYK 66.67, 0, 66.67, 33.33
HSL hsl(120,100%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,100%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.5599,-63.6059,61.3893)
XYZ xyz(14.3747,28.7495,4.7916)
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