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Recognised as Colour

#99EA8A

  • #99EA8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#99EA8A is a green with RGB values 153, 234, 138 and HSL 111°, 70%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#99EA8A#99EA8A
HEX#99EA8A
RGBrgb(153, 234, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.9176, 0.5412
RGB percentages60%, 91.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(110.6, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110.6, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK34.6%, 0%, 41%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,087,050
CSS custom property--colour: #99EA8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#661575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDB83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D390no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#93E4D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 4.2Pale green · ΔE 7.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.8Medium spring green · ΔE 28.8Yellow green · ΔE 29.5Aquamarine · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 4.22, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB8AEA
Analogous#C9EA8A, #8AEAAB
Triadic#8A99EA, #EA8A99
Split complementary#AB8AEA, #EA8AC9
Tetradic#8AC9EA, #DB8AEA, #EAAB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4FAE0
Lighter +10%#BFF2B5
Darker −10%#73E25F
Darker −20%#4EDA34
Darker −30%#39BA21
Darker −40%#2C8E1A
More saturated +25%#8DFB79
Less saturated −25%#A5D99B

Channel breakdown

R153
G234
B138
Red153 (60%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue110.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G EA · B 8A

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