What color is #00CCB6?

#00CCB6 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00CCB6?

The RGB value is 0, 204, 182: 0 red, 204 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00CCB6?

The complementary color is #CC0016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CCB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00CCB6 color

#00CCB6 rgb(0, 204, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00CCB6 is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80% green and 71.4% blue (0, 204, 182).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pristine Oceanic (#00CCBB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#00CCB6 color codes

HEX	`#00CCB6`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, -46.98, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 46.99, 181.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.032, 46.559, 51.651)`
Decimal	`52406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00CCB6, 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 #00CCB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CCB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #00CCB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00ccb6; }
.text { color: #00ccb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00ccb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00ccb6, #007ccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #00CCB6?: #00CCB6 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00CCB6?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 182: 0 red, 204 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00CCB6?: The complementary color is #CC0016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CCB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.