Recognised as Colour

#99CD69

#99CD69
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#99CD69 is a green with RGB values 153, 205, 105 and HSL 91°, 50%, 61%. 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

#99CD69#99CD69

HEX#99CD69

RGBrgb(153, 205, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8039, 0.4118

RGB percentages60%, 80.4%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(91.2, 50%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(91.2, 48.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK25.4%, 0%, 48.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,079,593

CSS custom property--colour: #99CD69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#663296

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5C160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDBD6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9BC6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 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 text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.3 Pale green · ΔE 20.7 Yellow green · ΔE 22.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D69CD

Analogous#CBCD69, #69CD6B

Triadic#6999CD, #CD6999

Split complementary#6B69CD, #CD69CB

Tetradic#69CBCD, #9D69CD, #CD6B69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7F3DC

Lighter +20%#CDE7B6

Lighter +10%#B3DA8F

Darker −10%#7FC043

Darker −20%#669C34

Darker −30%#4D7627

Darker −40%#34501A

More saturated +25%#98E650

Less saturated −25%#9AB482

Channel breakdown

R153

G205

B105

Red153 (60%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue91.2°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G CD · B 69

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