Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC)

The hex code for Robin Egg Blue is #00CCCC. It is rgb(0, 204, 204) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK — a mid-tone teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00CCCC

HEX#00CCCC

RGBrgb(0, 204, 204)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(180, 100%, 80%)

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

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.131 194.8)

LABlab(74.16% -42.82 -12.65)

LCHlch(74.16% 44.64 196.45)

Colors Closest to Robin Egg Blue

Robin Egg Blue 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.

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 1.79 Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 5.9 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 6.56 Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 7.29 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.73 Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 11.12

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

#00CCCC Channel Values

How Robin Egg Blue 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 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2:1 vs white · 10.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Robin Egg Blue 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Robin Egg Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Robin Egg Blue; 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 Robin Egg Blue

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 Robin Egg Blue 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#00CCCC

Protanopia#BCBCCC

Protanomaly#95C2CC

Deuteranopia#AAAACF

Deuteranomaly#87B9CE

Tritanopia#00CCCC

Tritanomaly#00CCCC

Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #00CCCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--robin-egg-blue: #00CCCC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00CCCC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'robin-egg-blue': '#00CCCC' }

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

Android XML<color name="robin_egg_blue">#00CCCC</color>

SVG fillfill="#00CCCC"

More Teal Colors

Robin Egg Blue sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00ccff 00bfff 00ced1 00bdbd 00d3f2 00bcff 00d5be 00bba7 00dbdb 00b8db 00e0e0 00b5b8 08e8de 137268 20c5b5 31c4bf 47abcc 60d7d3 85ffff a4dded c2ffff dcf9f6 003838 007595

#00CCCC Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Robin Egg Blue?

The hex code for Robin Egg Blue is #00CCCC. That is rgb(0, 204, 204) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #00CCCC?

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

What is the CMYK value of #00CCCC?

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

Should text on #00CCCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00CCCC scores 2:1 against white and 10.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #00CCCC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 1.79, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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