What color is #00CC66?

#00CC66 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CC66?

The RGB value is 0, 204, 102: 0 red, 204 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00CC66?

The complementary color is #CC0066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CC66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CC66 color

#00CC66 rgb(0, 204, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #00CC66 is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80% green and 40% blue (0, 204, 102).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Alienated (#00CC55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#00CC66 color codes

HEX	`#00CC66`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, -64.72, 38.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 75.53, 148.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.989, 44.142, 19.824)`
Decimal	`52326`
Short hex	`#0C6`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CC66, 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 #00CC66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CC66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #00CC66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00cc66; }
.text { color: #00cc66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00cc66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00cc66, #00cccc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00CC66?: #00CC66 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Alienated. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CC66?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 102: 0 red, 204 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CC66?: The complementary color is #CC0066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CC66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.