#99CC50

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #99CC50

When working with digital screens, the color #99CC50 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 204, 80).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 25% C, 0% M, 61% Y, and 20% K. The HSL representation is 84.7° hue, 54.9% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99CC50
RGB153, 204, 80
HSL84.7°, 54.9%, 55.7%
CMYK25%, 0%, 61%, 20%
HSV84.7°, 60.8%, 80.0%
LAB76.4, -35.9, 55.0
XYZ36.2, 50.5, 15.4
Decimal10079312

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.11:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99CC50; }
.text-color { color: #99CC50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99CC50; }

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