What color is #99D057?

#99D057 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Shenron Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99D057?

The RGB value is 153, 208, 87: 153 red, 208 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D057?

The complementary color is #8E57D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99D057 color

#99D057 rgb(153, 208, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #99D057 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 81.6% green and 34.1% blue (153, 208, 87).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 56% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Shenron Green (#8CCD4C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#99D057 color codes

HEX	`#99D057`
RGB	`rgb(153, 208, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 81.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 56%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 58%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 58%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, -37.1, 53.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 64.96, 124.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.413, 52.571, 17.191)`
Decimal	`10080343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D057, 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 #99D057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #99D057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d057; }
.text { color: #99d057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 208 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d057, #5dd057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #99D057?: #99D057 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Shenron Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99D057?: The RGB value is 153, 208, 87: 153 red, 208 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D057?: The complementary color is #8E57D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.