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Recognised as Colour

#99EB8C

  • #99EB8C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#99EB8C is a green with RGB values 153, 235, 140 and HSL 112°, 70%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#99EB8C#99EB8C
HEX#99EB8C
RGBrgb(153, 235, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.9216, 0.549
RGB percentages60%, 92.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(111.8, 70.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.8, 40.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK34.9%, 0%, 40.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,087,308
CSS custom property--colour: #99EB8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#661473

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DC85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D492no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#92E5D4no 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 text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 3.8Pale green · ΔE 7.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.7Medium spring green · ΔE 28.5Aquamarine · ΔE 29.4Yellow green · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE8CEB
Analogous#C9EB8C, #8CEBAF
Triadic#8C99EB, #EB8C99
Split complementary#AF8CEB, #EB8CC9
Tetradic#8CC9EB, #DE8CEB, #EBAF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6FAE3
Lighter +10%#C0F3B7
Darker −10%#72E361
Darker −20%#4CDC35
Darker −30%#36BD21
Darker −40%#2A9219
More saturated +25%#8DFC7B
Less saturated −25%#A5DA9D

Channel breakdown

R153
G235
B140
Red153 (60%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue111.79°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G EB · B 8C

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