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Recognised as Colour

#99EC86

  • #99EC86
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#99EC86 is a green with RGB values 153, 236, 134 and HSL 109°, 73%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#99EC86#99EC86
HEX#99EC86
RGBrgb(153, 236, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.9255, 0.5255
RGB percentages60%, 92.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(108.8, 72.9%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.8, 43.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 43.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,087,558
CSS custom property--colour: #99EC86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.7:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#661379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DD7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D58Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#93E6D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 5.1Pale green · ΔE 6.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.5Yellow green · ΔE 27.5Medium spring green · ΔE 28.1Aquamarine · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D986EC
Analogous#CCEC86, #86ECA6
Triadic#8699EC, #EC8699
Split complementary#A686EC, #EC86CC
Tetradic#86CCEC, #D986EC, #ECA686

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FADE
Lighter +10%#BEF3B2
Darker −10%#74E55A
Darker −20%#4FDE2E
Darker −30%#3BBC1D
Darker −40%#2D8F17
More saturated +25%#8EFE75
Less saturated −25%#A4DB98

Channel breakdown

R153
G236
B134
Red153 (60%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue108.82°
Saturation (HSL)72.86%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G EC · B 86

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