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Recognised as Colour

#99CD66

  • #99CD66
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#99CD66 is a green with RGB values 153, 205, 102 and HSL 90°, 51%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#99CD66#99CD66
HEX#99CD66
RGBrgb(153, 205, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8039, 0.4
RGB percentages60%, 80.4%, 40%
HSLhsl(90.3, 50.7%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.3, 50.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK25.4%, 0%, 50.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,079,590
CSS custom property--colour: #99CD66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#663299

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5C05Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBD6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9BC6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.7Pale green · ΔE 20.9Yellow green · ΔE 21.4Olivedrab · ΔE 23.4Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A66CD
Analogous#CCCD66, #66CD67
Triadic#6699CD, #CD6699
Split complementary#6766CD, #CD66CC
Tetradic#66CDCD, #9A66CD, #CD6766

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F3D9
Lighter +20%#CCE6B3
Lighter +10%#B3DA8C
Darker −10%#7FC040
Darker −20%#669B32
Darker −30%#4D7426
Darker −40%#334E19
More saturated +25%#99E64D
Less saturated −25%#99B47F

Channel breakdown

R153
G205
B102
Red153 (60%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue90.29°
Saturation (HSL)50.74%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G CD · B 66

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