What color is #00CCBB?

#00CCBB is a vivid cyan known as Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pristine Oceanic?

The RGB value is 0, 204, 187: 0 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pristine Oceanic?

The complementary color is #CC0011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pristine Oceanic color: hex code #00CCBB

#00CCBB rgb(0, 204, 187)

Shades of teal

Pristine Oceanic has the hex code #00CCBB. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80% green and 73.3% blue (0, 204, 187).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

Pristine Oceanic (#00CCBB) color codes

HEX	`#00CCBB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.04, -45.58, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.04, 45.71, 184.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.558, 46.769, 54.421)`
Decimal	`52411`
Short hex	`#0CB`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pristine Oceanic, 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 #00CCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #00CCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ccbb; }
.text { color: #00ccbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ccbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ccbb, #0077cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00CCBB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00CCBB?: #00CCBB is a vivid cyan known as Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pristine Oceanic?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 187: 0 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pristine Oceanic?: The complementary color is #CC0011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.