What color is #00CCCC?

#00CCCC is a vivid cyan known as Robin Egg Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Robin Egg Blue?

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

What is the complementary color of Robin Egg Blue?

The complementary color is #CC0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Robin Egg Blue color: hex code #00CCCC

#00CCCC rgb(0, 204, 204)

Shades of teal

Robin Egg Blue has the hex code #00CCCC. It is a vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC) color codes

HEX	`#00CCCC`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, -40.64, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 42.36, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.487, 47.541, 64.579)`
Decimal	`52428`
Short hex	`#0CC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Robin Egg Blue, 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 #00CCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #00CCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00cccc; }
.text { color: #00cccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00cccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00cccc, #0066cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00CCCC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00CCCC?: #00CCCC is a vivid cyan known as Robin Egg Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Robin Egg Blue?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 204: 0 red, 204 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Robin Egg Blue?: The complementary color is #CC0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.