#00FFCC Color

#00FFCC is rgb(0, 255, 204) in RGB, hsl(168, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sea Green (Crayola) (#00FFCD), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00FFCC

HEX#00FFCC

RGBrgb(0, 255, 204)

HSLhsl(168, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(168, 100%, 100%)

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

OKLCHoklch(89% 0.174 171.3)

LABlab(89.56% -61.06 9.62)

LCHlch(89.56% 61.82 171.05)

What #00FFCC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00FFCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 0.52 Olo#01FFCDΔE 0.52 Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 6.7 Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.81 Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 16.39 Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 17.3

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

#00FFCC Channel Values

How #00FFCC 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 255 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 168° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 168° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.3:1 vs white · 16.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00FFCC 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00FFCC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00FFCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00FFCC; 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 #00FFCC

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00FFCC.

How #00FFCC 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#00FFCC

Protanopia#EBEBCD

Protanomaly#BBF3CC

Deuteranopia#D6D6D0

Deuteranomaly#AAE7CE

Tritanopia#3FF9F9

Tritanomaly#31FCE9

Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00FFCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00ffcc: #00FFCC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00FFCC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00ffcc': '#00FFCC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 1.000, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="color_00ffcc">#00FFCC</color>

SVG fillfill="#00FFCC"

More Green Colors

#00FFCC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00ffcd 00ffbf 014421 00ff99 016630 00ff7f 01ffcd 00ff66 032e15 00ff40 034a03 00ff33 177245 299617 37a983 4d9900 66b032 7fffd4 99e6b3 accdac c4ff8a dcfce7 003800 009933

#00FFCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00FFCC?

#00FFCC is a mid-tone green — rgb(0, 255, 204) in RGB and hsl(168, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sea Green (Crayola) (#00FFCD), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.52.

What is the RGB value of #00FFCC?

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

What is the CMYK value of #00FFCC?

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

Should text on #00FFCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00FFCC scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #00FFCC 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.39, which is visibly different.

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