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Recognised as Colour

#99EC87

  • #99EC87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#99EC87 is a green with RGB values 153, 236, 135 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

#99EC87#99EC87
HEX#99EC87
RGBrgb(153, 236, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.9255, 0.5294
RGB percentages60%, 92.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(109.3, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.3, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 42.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,087,559
CSS custom property--colour: #99EC87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 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#661378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DD7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D58Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#93E6D4no 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 4.8Pale green · ΔE 6.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.2Yellow green · ΔE 27.9Medium spring green · ΔE 28.1Aquamarine · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA87EC
Analogous#CCEC87, #87ECA8
Triadic#8799EC, #EC8799
Split complementary#A787EC, #EC87CC
Tetradic#87CCEC, #DA87EC, #ECA887

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4FADF
Lighter +10%#BEF3B3
Darker −10%#74E55B
Darker −20%#4EDE2F
Darker −30%#3ABC1E
Darker −40%#2C9017
More saturated +25%#8EFD76
Less saturated −25%#A4DB98

Channel breakdown

R153
G236
B135
Red153 (60%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue109.31°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G EC · B 87

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