#99CC16

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #99CC16

The precise color #99CC16 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 204, and 22.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 25% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99CC16
RGB153, 204, 22
HSL76.8°, 80.5%, 44.3%
CMYK25%, 0%, 89%, 20%
HSV76.8°, 89.2%, 80.0%
LAB76.1, -38.9, 73.0
XYZ34.9, 50.0, 8.6
Decimal10079254

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.91:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.00:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99CC16; }
.text-color { color: #99CC16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99CC16; }

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