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Recognised as Colour

#99BA74

  • #99BA74
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#99BA74 is a green with RGB values 153, 186, 116 and HSL 88°, 34%, 59%. 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

#99BA74#99BA74
HEX#99BA74
RGBrgb(153, 186, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7294, 0.4549
RGB percentages60%, 72.9%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(88.3, 33.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.3, 37.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK17.7%, 0%, 37.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,074,740
CSS custom property--colour: #99BA74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43151WCAG 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 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#66458B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C0B16Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBAF78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9574BA
Analogous#BAB874, #76BA74
Triadic#7499BA, #BA7499
Split complementary#7476BA, #B874BA
Tetradic#74BAB8, #9574BA, #BA7476

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDFEFC
Lighter +30%#E4EDDA
Lighter +20%#CBDCB8
Lighter +10%#B2CB96
Darker −10%#80A853
Darker −20%#668642
Darker −30%#4C6431
Darker −40%#324121
More saturated +25%#9AD45A
Less saturated −25%#98A08E

Channel breakdown

R153
G186
B116
Red153 (60%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue88.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G BA · B 74

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