Recognised as Colour

#99B97C

#99B97C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#99B97C is a green with RGB values 153, 185, 124 and HSL 91°, 30%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#99B97C#99B97C

HEX#99B97C

RGBrgb(153, 185, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7255, 0.4863

RGB percentages60%, 72.5%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(91.5, 30.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(91.5, 33%, 72.5%)

CMYK17.3%, 0%, 33%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,074,492

CSS custom property--colour: #99B97C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#664683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEB178no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAAE7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#9BB4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.7 Tan · ΔE 27.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9C7CB9

Analogous#B7B97C, #7CB97E

Triadic#7C99B9, #B97C99

Split complementary#7E7CB9, #B97CB7

Tetradic#7CB7B9, #9C7CB9, #B97E7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7EEE0

Lighter +20%#CDDDBE

Lighter +10%#B3CB9D

Darker −10%#7FA75B

Darker −20%#668748

Darker −30%#4D6636

Darker −40%#344425

More saturated +25%#98D263

Less saturated −25%#9AA095

Channel breakdown

R153

G185

B124

Red153 (60%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue91.48°

Saturation (HSL)30.35%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G B9 · B 7C

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