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Sea Green (Crayola) (#00FFCD)

The hex code for Sea Green (Crayola) is #00FFCD. It is rgb(0, 255, 205) in RGB, hsl(168, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00FFCD
HEX#00FFCD
RGBrgb(0, 255, 205)
HSLhsl(168, 100%, 50%)
HSVhsv(168, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.173 171.7)
LABlab(89.58% -60.88 9.13)
LCHlch(89.58% 61.56 171.47)

Colors Closest to Sea Green (Crayola)

Sea Green (Crayola) 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.

Olo#01FFCDΔE 0.02Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 7.22Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.88Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 16.19Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 17.25Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 17.77

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

#00FFCD Channel Values

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

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 255 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 100% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Sea Green (Crayola) 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.

TextWhite text1.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text16.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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

Colors That Go With Sea Green (Crayola)

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

Base
#00FFCD
Complementary
#FF0033
Analogous
#00FF4D
Analogous
#00B2FF
Triadic
#CC00FF
Triadic
#FFCC00
Split comp.
#FF00B2
Split comp.
#FF4D00

Tints & Shades of Sea Green (Crayola)

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

#24FFD3
#47FFDA
#6BFFE1
#8AFFE8
#ADFFEF
#D1FFF6

Shades

#00DBAF
#00BD97
#00997A
#007A62
#005745
#00382D

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

How Sea Green (Crayola) 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#00FFCD
Protanopia#EBEBCE
Protanomaly#BBF3CD
Deuteranopia#D6D6D1
Deuteranomaly#AAE7CF
Tritanopia#3FF9F9
Tritanomaly#30FCE9
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00FFCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--sea-green-crayola: #00FFCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00FFCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'sea-green-crayola': '#00FFCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 1.000, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="sea_green_crayola">#00FFCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#00FFCD"

More Green Colors

Sea Green (Crayola) sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00FFCD Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Sea Green (Crayola)?

The hex code for Sea Green (Crayola) is #00FFCD. That is rgb(0, 255, 205) in RGB, hsl(168, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #00FFCD?

#00FFCD is rgb(0, 255, 205) — red 0, green 255, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00FFCD?

#00FFCD 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 #00FFCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00FFCD scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #00FFCD 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 16.19, which is visibly different.

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