#99C524

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #99C524

When working with digital screens, the color #99C524 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 197 green, and 36 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 22% C, 0% M, 82% Y, and 23% K. With a hue angle of 76.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#99C524
RGB153, 197, 36
HSL76.4°, 69.1%, 45.7%
CMYK22%, 0%, 82%, 23%
HSV76.4°, 81.7%, 77.3%
LAB74.1, -35.4, 68.4
XYZ33.4, 46.8, 8.9
Decimal10077476

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99C524; }
.text-color { color: #99C524; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99C524; }

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