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Colour

#99DD55

  • #99DD55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#99DD55 is a green with RGB values 153, 221, 85 and HSL 90°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#99DD55#99DD55
HEX#99DD55
HEX (short)#9D5
RGBrgb(153, 221, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8667, 0.3333
RGB percentages60%, 86.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(90, 66.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 61.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK30.8%, 0%, 61.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,083,669
CSS custom property--colour: #99DD55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#6622AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CE45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC85Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BD4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.8Light green · ΔE 22.3Pale green · ΔE 22.6Limegreen · ΔE 25.8Green yellow · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9955DD
Analogous#DDDD55, #55DD55
Triadic#5599DD, #DD5599
Split complementary#5555DD, #DD55DD
Tetradic#55DDDD, #9955DD, #DD5555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F7D5
Lighter +20%#CCEEAA
Lighter +10%#B3E57F
Darker −10%#80D52A
Darker −20%#66AA22
Darker −30%#4D8019
Darker −40%#335511
More saturated +25%#99F73B
Less saturated −25%#99C36E

Channel breakdown

R153
G221
B85
Red153 (60%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G DD · B 55

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