What color is #99CC66?

#99CC66 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99CC66?

The RGB value is 153, 204, 102: 153 red, 204 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99CC66?

The complementary color is #9966CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CC66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99CC66 color

#99CC66 rgb(153, 204, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #99CC66 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 80% green and 40% blue (153, 204, 102).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Tale Green (#88CC55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#99CC66 color codes

HEX	`#99CC66`
RGB	`rgb(153, 204, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 80%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 50%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.63, -33.76, 45.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.63, 56.41, 126.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.128, 50.916, 20.44)`
Decimal	`10079334`
Short hex	`#9C6`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99CC66, 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 #99CC66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CC66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #99CC66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99cc66; }
.text { color: #99cc66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99cc66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 204 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99cc66, #66cc66); }

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Questions

What color is #99CC66?: #99CC66 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99CC66?: The RGB value is 153, 204, 102: 153 red, 204 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99CC66?: The complementary color is #9966CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CC66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.