What color is #99EC70?

#99EC70 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99EC70?

The RGB value is 153, 236, 112: 153 red, 236 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99EC70?

The complementary color is #C370EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99EC70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99EC70 color

#99EC70 rgb(153, 236, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #99EC70 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 92.5% green and 43.9% blue (153, 236, 112).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 77% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Herbivore (#88EE77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#99EC70 color codes

HEX	`#99EC70`
RGB	`rgb(153, 236, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 92.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 77%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 53%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 53%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.97, -46.81, 51.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.97, 69.76, 132.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.056, 67.931, 26.011)`
Decimal	`10087536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99EC70, 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 #99EC70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99EC70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #99EC70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ec70; }
.text { color: #99ec70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ec70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 236 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ec70, #70ec85); }

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Questions

What color is #99EC70?: #99EC70 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99EC70?: The RGB value is 153, 236, 112: 153 red, 236 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99EC70?: The complementary color is #C370EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99EC70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.