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Colour

#99FF99

  • #99FF99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#99FF99 is a green with RGB values 153, 255, 153 and HSL 120°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#99FF99#99FF99
HEX#99FF99
HEX (short)#9F9
RGBrgb(153, 255, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 1, 0.6
RGB percentages60%, 100%, 60%
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 0%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,092,441
CSS custom property--colour: #99FF99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.12:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#660066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEE92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E49Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8DFAE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 2Light green · ΔE 6.8Medium spring green · ΔE 22.8Spring green · ΔE 28.6Aquamarine · ΔE 30.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 2.03, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF99FF
Analogous#CCFF99, #99FFCC
Triadic#9999FF, #FF9999
Split complementary#CC99FF, #FF99CC
Tetradic#99CCFF, #FF99FF, #FFCC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCFFCC
Darker −10%#66FF66
Darker −20%#33FF33
Darker −30%#00FF00
Darker −40%#00CC00
More saturated +25%#99FF99
Less saturated −25%#A6F2A6

Channel breakdown

R153
G255
B153
Red153 (60%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G FF · B 99

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