What color is #00AA66?

#00AA66 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00AA66?

The RGB value is 0, 170, 102: 0 red, 170 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00AA66?

The complementary color is #AA0044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00AA66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00AA66 color

#00AA66 rgb(0, 170, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #00AA66 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 66.7% green and 40% blue (0, 170, 102).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Secret Garden (#11AA66), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#00AA66 color codes

HEX	`#00AA66`
RGB	`rgb(0, 170, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 66.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 40%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, -53.18, 24.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 58.71, 154.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.771, 29.707, 17.418)`
Decimal	`43622`
Short hex	`#0A6`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00AA66, 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 #00AA66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00AA66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	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 #00AA66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00aa66; }
.text { color: #00aa66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00aa66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 170 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00aa66, #0099aa); }

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Questions

What color is #00AA66?: #00AA66 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Secret Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00AA66?: The RGB value is 0, 170, 102: 0 red, 170 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00AA66?: The complementary color is #AA0044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00AA66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.