#66CC16

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #66CC16

The hex code #66CC16 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 102 parts red, 204 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow, and 20% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#66CC16
RGB102, 204, 22
HSL93.6°, 80.5%, 44.3%
CMYK50%, 0%, 89%, 20%
HSV93.6°, 89.2%, 80.0%
LAB73.6, -56.6, 69.9
XYZ27.2, 46.1, 8.2
Decimal6736918

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.21:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #66CC16; }
.text-color { color: #66CC16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #66CC16; }

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