What color is #99CC90?

#99CC90 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99CC90?

The RGB value is 153, 204, 144: 153 red, 204 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99CC90?

The complementary color is #C390CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CC90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99CC90 color

#99CC90 rgb(153, 204, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #99CC90 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 80% green and 56.5% blue (153, 204, 144).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#99CC90 color codes

HEX	`#99CC90`
RGB	`rgb(153, 204, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 80%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.26, -28.05, 24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.26, 37.37, 138.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.762, 51.97, 34.316)`
Decimal	`10079376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99CC90, 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 #99CC90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CC90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #99CC90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99cc90; }
.text { color: #99cc90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99cc90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 204 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99cc90, #90cca5); }

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Questions

What color is #99CC90?: #99CC90 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99CC90?: The RGB value is 153, 204, 144: 153 red, 204 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99CC90?: The complementary color is #C390CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CC90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.