HEX Color #99F8AF (Lightgreen)

About #99F8AF

The hex code #99F8AF represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Its closest recognized web color is Lightgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 248 green, and 175 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 133.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99F8AF

RGB153, 248, 175

HSL133.9°, 87.2%, 78.6%

CMYK38%, 0%, 29%, 3%

HSV133.9°, 38.3%, 97.3%

LAB90.3, -43.0, 26.4

XYZ54.4, 77.0, 52.6

Decimal10090671

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99F8AF #F898E1

Analogous

#B2F898 #98F8DE

Triadic

#AE98F8 #F8AE98

Tetradic

#98B2F8 #F898E1 #F8DE98

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99F8AF

#A4F8B7

#AFF9C0

#BBFAC9

#C6FBD2

#D1FBDB

#DDFCE4

#E8FDED

#F3FEF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99F8AF

#88DC9B

#77C088

#66A574

#558961

#446E4D

#33523A

#223726

#111B13

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.28:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.40:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.22:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.94:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99F8AF; }

.text-color { color: #99F8AF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99F8AF; }

Similar Colors

Lightgreen

#90EE90