What color is #006600?

#006600 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006600?

The RGB value is 0, 102, 0: 0 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006600?

The complementary color is #660066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006600 color

#006600 rgb(0, 102, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #006600 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 40% green and 0% blue (0, 102, 0).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Green (#006400), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#006600 color codes

HEX	`#006600`
RGB	`rgb(0, 102, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 40%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, -43.98, 42.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 61.12, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.751, 9.502, 1.584)`
Decimal	`26112`
Short hex	`#060`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006600, 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 #006600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#006600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #006600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006600; }
.text { color: #006600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 102 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006600, #006633); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #006600?: #006600 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006600?: The RGB value is 0, 102, 0: 0 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006600?: The complementary color is #660066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.