What color is #00FFCC?

#00FFCC is a vivid spring green known as Plunge Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plunge Pool?

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

What is the complementary color of Plunge Pool?

The complementary color is #FF0033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00FFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plunge Pool color: hex code #00FFCC

#00FFCC rgb(0, 255, 204)

Shades of teal

Plunge Pool has the hex code #00FFCC. It is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 100% green and 80% blue (0, 255, 204).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

Plunge Pool (#00FFCC) color codes

HEX	`#00FFCC`
RGB	`rgb(0, 255, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 100%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.8, -61.62, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.8, 62.49, 170.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.653, 75.873, 69.301)`
Decimal	`65484`
Short hex	`#0FC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plunge Pool, 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 #00FFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00FFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #00FFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ffcc; }
.text { color: #00ffcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ffcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 255 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ffcc, #00b3ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00FFCC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00FFCC?: #00FFCC is a vivid spring green known as Plunge Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plunge Pool?: The RGB value is 0, 255, 204: 0 red, 255 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plunge Pool?: The complementary color is #FF0033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00FFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.