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#00CC66

#00cc66 ≈ Emerald

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
  • Web safe
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#00cc66 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 80% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.4415

Complementary

  1. #00cc66
  2. #cc0066

Split complementary

  1. #00cc66
  2. #cc00cc
  3. #cc0000

Analogous

  1. #00cc00
  2. #00cc66
  3. #00cccc

Triadic

  1. #00cc66
  2. #6600cc
  3. #cc6600

Tetradic

  1. #00cc66
  2. #0066cc
  3. #cc0066
  4. #cc6600

Square

  1. #00cc66
  2. #0000cc
  3. #cc0066
  4. #cccc00

Monochromatic

  1. #00331a
  2. #008040
  3. #00cc66
  4. #1aff8c
  5. #66ffb3

Shades

#00cc66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00cc66
  2. #00b85c
  3. #00a352
  4. #008f47
  5. #007a3d
  6. #006633
  7. #005229
  8. #003d1f
  9. #002914
  10. #00140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#00cc66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00cc66
  2. #1ad175
  3. #33d685
  4. #4ddb94
  5. #66e0a3
  6. #80e6b3
  7. #99ebc2
  8. #b3f0d1
  9. #ccf5e0
  10. #e6faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00cc66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00cc66
  2. #0dc469
  3. #1abd6b
  4. #26b56e
  5. #33ae70
  6. #40a673
  7. #4d9e76
  8. #5a9778
  9. #668f7b
  10. #73887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dbd99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb95e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baac6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c161 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93ba6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00cc66 {
  color: #00cc66;
}
Background
.bg-00cc66 {
  background-color: #00cc66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00cc66 {
  border: 2px solid #00cc66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00cc66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 204 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00cc66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00cc66, #00cccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00cc66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 204 102 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.97 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.28 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.87 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.22 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.07 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.75 #ff3399 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#00cc66  rgb(0, 204, 102)  hsl(150, 100%, 40%)  Emerald
#cc0066  rgb(204, 0, 102)  hsl(330, 100%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose
#6600cc  rgb(102, 0, 204)  hsl(270, 100%, 40%)  Han Purple
#cc6600  rgb(204, 102, 0)  hsl(30, 100%, 40%)  Chocolate