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#1CCA99 Color

#1CCA99 is rgb(28, 202, 153) in RGB, hsl(163, 76%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 24%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1CCA99
HEX#1CCA99
RGBrgb(28, 202, 153)
HSLhsl(163, 76%, 45%)
HSVhsv(163, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 24%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.148 167)
LABlab(72.58% -51.46 12.40)
LCHlch(72.58% 52.94 166.45)

What #1CCA99 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 #1CCA99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 2.09Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.68Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.82Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.39Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.7Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 12.52

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

#1CCA99 Channel Values

How #1CCA99 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 28 · G 202 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 76% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1CCA99 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1CCA99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1CCA99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1CCA99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1CCA99
Complementary
#CA1C4D
Analogous
#1CCA41
Analogous
#1CA4CA
Triadic
#991CCA
Triadic
#CA991C
Split comp.
#CA1CA4
Split comp.
#CA411C

Tints & Shades of #1CCA99

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

#2CE2AF
#4BE7BB
#6FEBC8
#8FF0D4
#B3F5E2
#D2F9EE

Shades

#18AF84
#149470
#11795C
#0D634B
#0A4836
#062D22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1CCA99.

How #1CCA99 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#1CCA99
Protanopia#BABA9A
Protanomaly#95C199
Deuteranopia#A9A99C
Deuteranomaly#87B79B
Tritanopia#3DC5C5
Tritanomaly#32C7B5
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1CCA99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1cca99: #1CCA99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1CCA99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1cca99': '#1CCA99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.110, green: 0.792, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_1cca99">#1CCA99</color>
SVG fillfill="#1CCA99"

More Green Colors

#1CCA99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1CCA99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1CCA99?

#1CCA99 is a mid-tone green — rgb(28, 202, 153) in RGB and hsl(163, 76%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.09.

What is the RGB value of #1CCA99?

#1CCA99 is rgb(28, 202, 153) — red 28, green 202, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1CCA99?

#1CCA99 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 24%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1CCA99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1CCA99 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1CCA99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1CCA99 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 14.57, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.