What color is #99C999?

#99C999 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C999?

The RGB value is 153, 201, 153: 153 red, 201 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C999?

The complementary color is #C999C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C999 color

#99C999 rgb(153, 201, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C999 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 78.8% green and 60% blue (153, 201, 153).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#99C999 color codes

HEX	`#99C999`
RGB	`rgb(153, 201, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 78.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, -25.09, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 31.48, 142.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.772, 50.844, 37.849)`
Decimal	`10078617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C999, 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 #99C999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #99C999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c999; }
.text { color: #99c999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 201 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c999, #99c9b1); }

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Questions

What color is #99C999?: #99C999 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C999?: The RGB value is 153, 201, 153: 153 red, 201 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C999?: The complementary color is #C999C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.