Caribbean Green (#00CC99)

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
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.08:1 — vs black: 10.10:1

Color values

  • HEX #00CC99
  • RGB rgb(0, 204, 153)
  • HSL hsl(165, 100%, 40%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 25, 20 )
  • Websafe #00CC99

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00CC99 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Caribbean Green
#00CC99 Base
Vivid Crimson
#CC0033
Analogous

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

Caribbean Green
#00CC99 Base
Vivid Malachite
#00CC33
#0099CC
Triadic

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

Caribbean Green
#00CC99 Base
#9900CC
Vivid Amber
#CC9900
Split-Complementary

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

Caribbean Green
#00CC99 Base
#CC0099
#CC3300
Tetradic (Square)

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

Caribbean Green
#00CC99 Base
#3300CC
Vivid Crimson
#CC0033
#99CC00
Monochromatic

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

Caribbean Green
#00CC99 Base
#003326
#008060
#00A37A
#00F5B8
#1AFFC6
#66FFD9
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#001A13
#003D2E
#006149
#008563
#00A87E
Caribbean Green #00CC99 Base
#05FFC1
#3DFFCF
#75FFDD
#ADFFEB
#E6FFF9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00CC99. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00CC99;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00CC99;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00CC99;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00CC99,
        #CC0033
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00CC99,
        #CC0033
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$caribbean-green: #00CC99;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$caribbean-green-r: 0;
$caribbean-green-g: 204;
$caribbean-green-b: 153;

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

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

Normal Vision #00CC99 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AFAF9C 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 #C2C298 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #37C6C6 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B4B4B4 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 Caribbean Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Caribbean Green #00CC99 Base
Shamrock #45CEA2 ΔE 2.59
Eucalyptus #44D7A8 ΔE 3.57
Mountain Meadow #30BA8F ΔE 4.83
Medium Aquamarine #66DDAA ΔE 6.07

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.