What color is #00CC00?

#00CC00 is a vivid green known as Tunic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CC00?

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

What is the complementary color of #00CC00?

The complementary color is #CC00CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CC00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CC00 color

#00CC00 rgb(0, 204, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #00CC00 is a vivid green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

This exact color is also called Tunic Green.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#00CC00 color codes

HEX	`#00CC00`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.68, -72.84, 70.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.68, 101.24, 136.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.591, 43.183, 7.197)`
Decimal	`52224`
Short hex	`#0C0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CC00, 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 #00CC00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CC00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #00CC00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00cc00; }
.text { color: #00cc00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00cc00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00cc00, #00cc66); }

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Questions

What color is #00CC00?: #00CC00 is a vivid green known as Tunic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CC00?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 0: 0 red, 204 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CC00?: The complementary color is #CC00CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CC00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.