Caribbean Green (#00CC99)

The hex code for Caribbean Green is #00CC99. It is rgb(0, 204, 153) in RGB, hsl(165, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00CC99

HEX#00CC99

RGBrgb(0, 204, 153)

HSLhsl(165, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(165, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(75% 0.154 166.9)

LABlab(73.04% -53.41 13.00)

LCHlch(73.04% 54.97 166.32)

Colors Closest to Caribbean Green

Caribbean Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.62 Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.73 Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.02 Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 12.79 Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 13.59 Green Frog#00A86BΔE 15.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#00CC99 Channel Values

How Caribbean Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 204 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 165° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 165° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Caribbean Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Caribbean Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Caribbean Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Caribbean Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Caribbean Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00CC99

Protanopia#BCBC9A

Protanomaly#95C299

Deuteranopia#AAAA9D

Deuteranomaly#87B99B

Tritanopia#36C6C6

Tritanomaly#29C9B6

Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #00CC99 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--caribbean-green: #00CC99;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00CC99;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'caribbean-green': '#00CC99' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.800, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="caribbean_green">#00CC99</color>

SVG fillfill="#00CC99"

More Green Colors

Caribbean Green sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00d492 00cc66 00d600 00cc33 00db00 00cc00 00db6e 00c950 00db87 00bd5e 00e000 00bd00 0b2d0b 1e7b1e 339900 415224 5c995c 6eaea1 8fdbc2 a1e8a1 b8cf91 d0fae5 ecfdf5 006b3c

#00CC99 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Caribbean Green?

The hex code for Caribbean Green is #00CC99. That is rgb(0, 204, 153) in RGB, hsl(165, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #00CC99?

#00CC99 is rgb(0, 204, 153) — red 0, green 204, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00CC99?

#00CC99 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00CC99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00CC99 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00CC99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00CC99 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 15.2, which is visibly different.

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