What color is #CCFF99?

#CCFF99 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCFF99?

The RGB value is 204, 255, 153: 204 red, 255 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCFF99?

The complementary color is #CC99FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCFF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCFF99 color

#CCFF99 rgb(204, 255, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCFF99 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 100% green and 60% blue (204, 255, 153).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#CCFF99 color codes

HEX	`#CCFF99`
RGB	`rgb(204, 255, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 100%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.59, -33.01, 43.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.59, 54.64, 127.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.411, 86.656, 43.358)`
Decimal	`13434777`
Short hex	`#CF9`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCFF99, 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 #CCFF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCFF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	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 #CCFF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccff99; }
.text { color: #ccff99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccff99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 255 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccff99, #99ff99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Green.

Questions

What color is #CCFF99?: #CCFF99 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCFF99?: The RGB value is 204, 255, 153: 204 red, 255 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCFF99?: The complementary color is #CC99FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCFF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.