HEX Color #99DB16 (Yellowgreen)

About #99DB16

The hex code #99DB16 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. 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, 219, and 22.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 30% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 90% Yellow, and 14% Black. With a hue angle of 80.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#99DB16

RGB153, 219, 22

HSL80.1°, 81.7%, 47.3%

CMYK30%, 0%, 90%, 14%

HSV80.1°, 90.0%, 85.9%

LAB80.5, -45.4, 76.6

XYZ38.6, 57.5, 9.8

Decimal10083094

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99DB16 #5816DA

Analogous

#DABA16 #36DA16

Triadic

#1698DA #DA1698

Tetradic

#16DABA #5816DA #DA1636

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99DB16

#A4DF2F

#AFE349

#BBE763

#C6EB7D

#D1EF97

#DDF3B1

#E8F7CB

#F3FBE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99DB16

#88C213

#77AA11

#66920E

#55790C

#446109

#334907

#223004

#111802

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.68:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.50:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.61:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.63:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99DB16; }

.text-color { color: #99DB16; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99DB16; }

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