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Recognised as Colour

#99C000

  • #99C000
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#99C000 is a green with RGB values 153, 192, 0 and HSL 72°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#99C000#99C000
HEX#99C000
RGBrgb(153, 192, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7529, 0
RGB percentages60%, 75.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(72.2, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.2, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK20.3%, 0%, 100%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,076,160
CSS custom property--colour: #99C000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#663FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B225no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B6A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.6Green yellow · ΔE 28.3Olivedrab · ΔE 29.9Olive · ΔE 33.6Yellow · ΔE 34.9Limegreen · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2700C0
Analogous#C08700, #39C000
Triadic#0099C0, #C00099
Split complementary#0039C0, #8700C0
Tetradic#00C087, #2700C0, #C00039

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8FF8D
Lighter +30%#DDFF5A
Lighter +20%#D3FF27
Lighter +10%#C2F300
Darker −10%#708D00
Darker −20%#485A00
Darker −30%#1F2700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#99C000
Less saturated −25%#8BA818

Channel breakdown

R153
G192
B0
Red153 (60%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue72.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G C0 · B 00

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