What color is #CCFFCC?

#CCFFCC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCFFCC?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCFFCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCFFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCFFCC color

#CCFFCC rgb(204, 255, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCFFCC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 100% green and 80% blue (204, 255, 204).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Steam (#C1FDC9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#CCFFCC color codes

HEX	`#CCFFCC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 255, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 100%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.46, -25.58, 19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.46, 31.97, 143.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.558, 88.715, 70.469)`
Decimal	`13434828`
Short hex	`#CFC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCFFCC, 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 #CCFFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCFFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #CCFFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccffcc; }
.text { color: #ccffcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccffcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 255 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccffcc, #ccffe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCFFCC?: #CCFFCC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCFFCC?: The RGB value is 204, 255, 204: 204 red, 255 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCFFCC?: The complementary color is #FFCCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCFFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.