Colour

#99BB55

#99BB55
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#99BB55 is a green with RGB values 153, 187, 85 and HSL 80°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#99BB55#99BB55

HEX#99BB55

HEX (short)#9B5

RGBrgb(153, 187, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7333, 0.3333

RGB percentages60%, 73.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(80, 42.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80, 54.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK18.2%, 0%, 54.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,074,965

CSS custom property--colour: #99BB55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.4 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#ACACAC

Inverted#6644AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4B04Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAF5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9FB3A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 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

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4 Yellow green · ΔE 22.6 Light green · ΔE 26.2 Olive · ΔE 26.2 Khaki · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7755BB

Analogous#BBAA55, #66BB55

Triadic#5599BB, #BB5599

Split complementary#5566BB, #AA55BB

Tetradic#55BBAA, #7755BB, #BB5566

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F5E7

Lighter +30%#DBE7C2

Lighter +20%#C5D89E

Lighter +10%#AFCA79

Darker −10%#7E9E3F

Darker −20%#617931

Darker −30%#445522

Darker −40%#273113

More saturated +25%#A3D937

Less saturated −25%#8F9D73

Channel breakdown

R153

G187

B85

Red153 (60%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue80°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G BB · B 55

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