#99E999

A light, moderate green closely aligning with Lightgreen.

About #99E999

The hex code #99E999 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 233 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 34% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 34% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 120.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99E999
RGB153, 233, 153
HSL120.0°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK34%, 0%, 34%, 9%
HSV120.0°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB85.7, -40.0, 31.4
XYZ48.0, 67.4, 40.6
Decimal10086809

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.47:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99E999; }
.text-color { color: #99E999; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99E999; }

Similar Colors

Lightgreen
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