What color is #00CC55?

#00CC55 is a vivid green known as Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Alienated?

The RGB value is 0, 204, 85: 0 red, 204 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Alienated?

The complementary color is #CC0077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CC55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Alienated color: hex code #00CC55

#00CC55 rgb(0, 204, 85)

Shades of green

Alienated has the hex code #00CC55. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80% green and 33.3% blue (0, 204, 85).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

Alienated (#00CC55) color codes

HEX	`#00CC55`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.12, -67.21, 46.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.12, 81.88, 145.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.231, 43.838, 15.83)`
Decimal	`52309`
Short hex	`#0C5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Alienated, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00CC55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CC55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00CC55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00cc55; }
.text { color: #00cc55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00cc55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00cc55, #00ccbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00CC55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00CC55?: #00CC55 is a vivid green known as Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Alienated?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 85: 0 red, 204 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Alienated?: The complementary color is #CC0077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CC55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.