What color is #99DF93?

#99DF93 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99DF93?

The RGB value is 153, 223, 147: 153 red, 223 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99DF93?

The complementary color is #D993DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99DF93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99DF93 color

#99DF93 rgb(153, 223, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #99DF93 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 87.5% green and 57.6% blue (153, 223, 147).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#99DF93 color codes

HEX	`#99DF93`
RGB	`rgb(153, 223, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 87.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 34%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 34%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.73, -36.46, 30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.73, 47.53, 140.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.789, 61.652, 37.138)`
Decimal	`10084243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99DF93, 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 #99DF93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99DF93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #99DF93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99df93; }
.text { color: #99df93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99df93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 223 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99df93, #93dfb3); }

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Questions

What color is #99DF93?: #99DF93 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99DF93?: The RGB value is 153, 223, 147: 153 red, 223 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99DF93?: The complementary color is #D993DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99DF93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.