HEX Color #99CC57 (Yellowgreen)

About #99CC57

The precise color #99CC57 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 204, and 87.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 25% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#99CC57

RGB153, 204, 87

HSL86.2°, 53.4%, 57.1%

CMYK25%, 0%, 57%, 20%

HSV86.2°, 57.4%, 80.0%

LAB76.5, -35.3, 52.0

XYZ36.5, 50.6, 16.9

Decimal10079319

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99CC57 #8A56CC

Analogous

#CCC456 #5ECC56

Triadic

#5699CC #CC5698

Tetradic

#56CCC4 #8A56CC #CC565E

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99CC57

#A4D169

#AFD77C

#BBDD8F

#C6E2A1

#D1E8B4

#DDEEC7

#E8F3D9

#F3F9EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99CC57

#88B54D

#779E43

#66883A

#557130

#445A26

#33441D

#222D13

#111609

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.89:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.13:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.80:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.46:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99CC57; }

.text-color { color: #99CC57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99CC57; }

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