What color is #99C243?

#99C243 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Funky Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C243?

The RGB value is 153, 194, 67: 153 red, 194 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C243?

The complementary color is #6C43C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C243?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C243 color

#99C243 rgb(153, 194, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C243 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 76.1% green and 26.3% blue (153, 194, 67).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 51% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Funky Frog (#98BD3C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#99C243 color codes

HEX	`#99C243`
RGB	`rgb(153, 194, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 76.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 51%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 65%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 65%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.39, -32.32, 57.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.39, 65.72, 119.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.442, 45.761, 12.38)`
Decimal	`10076739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C243, 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 #99C243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #99C243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c243; }
.text { color: #99c243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 194 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c243, #5ac243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #99C243?: #99C243 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Funky Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C243?: The RGB value is 153, 194, 67: 153 red, 194 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C243?: The complementary color is #6C43C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C243?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.