HEX Color #99AF42 (Olivedrab)

About #99AF42

When working with digital screens, the color #99AF42 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Olivedrab. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 175 green, and 66 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 13% cyan and 0% magenta inks. 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99AF42

RGB153, 175, 66

HSL72.1°, 45.2%, 47.3%

CMYK13%, 0%, 62%, 31%

HSV72.1°, 62.3%, 68.6%

LAB67.9, -23.3, 51.8

XYZ29.5, 37.8, 10.9

Decimal10071874

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99AF42 #5741AE

Analogous

#AE8E41 #62AE41

Triadic

#4198AE #AE4198

Tetradic

#41AE8E #5741AE #AE4162

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99AF42

#A4B757

#AFC06C

#BBC981

#C6D296

#D1DBAB

#DDE4C0

#E8EDD5

#F3F6EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99AF42

#889B3A

#778833

#66742C

#556124

#444D1D

#333A16

#22260E

#111307

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.45:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.57:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.28:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99AF42; }

.text-color { color: #99AF42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99AF42; }

Similar Colors

Olivedrab

#6B8E23