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Recognised as Colour

#99BC74

  • #99BC74
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#99BC74 is a green with RGB values 153, 188, 116 and HSL 89°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#99BC74#99BC74
HEX#99BC74
RGBrgb(153, 188, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7373, 0.4549
RGB percentages60%, 73.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(89.2, 35%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.2, 38.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK18.6%, 0%, 38.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,075,252
CSS custom property--colour: #99BC74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#66438B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2B36Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB078no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.6Dark khaki · ΔE 17Olivedrab · ΔE 24.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.2Light green · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9774BC
Analogous#BCBB74, #75BC74
Triadic#7499BC, #BC7499
Split complementary#7475BC, #BB74BC
Tetradic#74BCBB, #9774BC, #BC7475

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E5EEDB
Lighter +20%#CCDDB9
Lighter +10%#B2CD96
Darker −10%#80AB52
Darker −20%#668842
Darker −30%#4C6631
Darker −40%#324321
More saturated +25%#9AD65A
Less saturated −25%#98A28E

Channel breakdown

R153
G188
B116
Red153 (60%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue89.17°
Saturation (HSL)34.95%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G BC · B 74

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