Colour

#99CC66

#99CC66
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#99CC66 is a green with RGB values 153, 204, 102 and HSL 90°, 50%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#99CC66#99CC66

HEX#99CC66

HEX (short)#9C6

RGBrgb(153, 204, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8, 0.4

RGB percentages60%, 80%, 40%

HSLhsl(90, 50%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 50%, 80%)

CMYK25%, 0%, 50%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,079,334

CSS custom property--colour: #99CC66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#663399

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4C05Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBC6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9BC5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18 Pale green · ΔE 21.3 Yellow green · ΔE 21.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9966CC

Analogous#CCCC66, #66CC66

Triadic#6699CC, #CC6699

Split complementary#6666CC, #CC66CC

Tetradic#66CCCC, #9966CC, #CC6666

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6F2D9

Lighter +20%#CCE6B3

Lighter +10%#B3D98C

Darker −10%#80BF40

Darker −20%#669933

Darker −30%#4D7326

Darker −40%#334D1A

More saturated +25%#99E64D

Less saturated −25%#99B380

Channel breakdown

R153

G204

B102

Red153 (60%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G CC · B 66

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