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Recognised as Colour

#99CB3E

  • #99CB3E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#99CB3E is a green with RGB values 153, 203, 62 and HSL 81°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#99CB3E#99CB3E
HEX#99CB3E
RGBrgb(153, 203, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7961, 0.2431
RGB percentages60%, 79.6%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(81.3, 57.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.3, 69.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK24.6%, 0%, 69.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,079,038
CSS custom property--colour: #99CB3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#6634C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BD27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBA4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9FC2AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.9Olivedrab · ΔE 26Light green · ΔE 28.7Pale green · ΔE 29.9Green yellow · ΔE 30Limegreen · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#703ECB
Analogous#CBB63E, #53CB3E
Triadic#3E99CB, #CB3E99
Split complementary#3E52CB, #B73ECB
Tetradic#3ECBB7, #703ECB, #CB3E52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF6DF
Lighter +30%#D9EBB7
Lighter +20%#C3E18E
Lighter +10%#AED666
Darker −10%#7DA92D
Darker −20%#5F8023
Darker −30%#415818
Darker −40%#24300D
More saturated +25%#A2EA1F
Less saturated −25%#90AC5D

Channel breakdown

R153
G203
B62
Red153 (60%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue81.28°
Saturation (HSL)57.55%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G CB · B 3E

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