What color is #99DD33?

#99DD33 is a moderate yellow-green known as Poisonous Potion. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poisonous Potion?

The RGB value is 153, 221, 51: 153 red, 221 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poisonous Potion?

The complementary color is #7733DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99DD33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poisonous Potion color: hex code #99DD33

#99DD33 rgb(153, 221, 51)

Shades of green

Poisonous Potion has the hex code #99DD33. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 86.7% green and 20% blue (153, 221, 51).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

Poisonous Potion (#99DD33) color codes

HEX	`#99DD33`
RGB	`rgb(153, 221, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 86.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 77%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 77%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.14, -45.29, 70.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.14, 83.87, 122.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.591, 58.723, 12.38)`
Decimal	`10083635`
Short hex	`#9D3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poisonous Potion, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #99DD33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99DD33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #99DD33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99dd33; }
.text { color: #99dd33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99dd33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 221 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99dd33, #44dd33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #99DD33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99DD33?: #99DD33 is a moderate yellow-green known as Poisonous Potion. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poisonous Potion?: The RGB value is 153, 221, 51: 153 red, 221 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poisonous Potion?: The complementary color is #7733DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99DD33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.