What color is #99EE9A?

#99EE9A is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99EE9A?

The RGB value is 153, 238, 154: 153 red, 238 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99EE9A?

The complementary color is #EE99ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99EE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99EE9A color

#99EE9A rgb(153, 238, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #99EE9A is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 93.3% green and 60.4% blue (153, 238, 154).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#99EE9A color codes

HEX	`#99EE9A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 238, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 93.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 35%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.12, -42.09, 32.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.12, 53.34, 142.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.542, 70.252, 41.515)`
Decimal	`10088090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99EE9A, 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 #99EE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99EE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #99EE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ee9a; }
.text { color: #99ee9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ee9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 238 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ee9a, #99eec4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99EE9A?: #99EE9A is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99EE9A?: The RGB value is 153, 238, 154: 153 red, 238 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99EE9A?: The complementary color is #EE99ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99EE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.