Green-cyan (#009966)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.65:1 — vs black: 5.75:1

Color values

  • HEX #009966
  • RGB rgb(0, 153, 102)
  • HSL hsl(160, 100%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 33.33, 40 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #009966 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Green-cyan
#009966 Base
#990033
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Green-cyan
#009966 Base
#00991A
#008099
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Green-cyan
#009966 Base
#660099
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Green-cyan
#009966 Base
#990080
#991A00
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Green-cyan
#009966 Base
#1A0099
#990033
#809900
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Green-cyan
#009966 Base
#001A11
#004D33
#00704B
#00C281
#00E699
#33FFBB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Green-cyan, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A11
#003322
#004D33
#006644
#008055
Green-cyan #009966 Base
#00DB92
#1FFFB4
#61FFCA
#A3FFE0
#E6FFF7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #009966. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #009966;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #009966;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #009966;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #009966,
        #FF3377
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #009966,
        #FF3377
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$green-cyan: #009966;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$green-cyan-r: 0;
$green-cyan-g: 153;
$green-cyan-b: 102;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $green-cyan;
    color: rgba($green-cyan-r, $green-cyan-g, $green-cyan-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Green-cyan appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #009966 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #838369 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #919165 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #2C9494 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #868686 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Green-cyan ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Green-cyan #009966 Base
Green (NCS) #009F6B ΔE 1.95
Shamrock Green #009E60 ΔE 2.77
Spanish Green #009150 ΔE 4.62
Green (Munsell) #00A877 ΔE 4.93

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.