What color is #99FF55?

#99FF55 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99FF55?

The RGB value is 153, 255, 85: 153 red, 255 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99FF55?

The complementary color is #BB55FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99FF55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99FF55 color

#99FF55 rgb(153, 255, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #99FF55 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 100% green and 33.3% blue (153, 255, 85).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Loud Lime (#88FF22), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

#99FF55 color codes

HEX	`#99FF55`
RGB	`rgb(153, 255, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 100%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 67%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.21, -57.05, 68.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.21, 89.52, 129.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.535, 78.945, 21.168)`
Decimal	`10092373`
Short hex	`#9F5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99FF55, 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 #99FF55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99FF55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	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 #99FF55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ff55; }
.text { color: #99ff55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ff55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 255 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ff55, #55ff66); }

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Questions

What color is #99FF55?: #99FF55 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99FF55?: The RGB value is 153, 255, 85: 153 red, 255 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99FF55?: The complementary color is #BB55FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99FF55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.