#99FF42

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Greenyellow.

About #99FF42

The hex code #99FF42 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Its closest recognized web color is Greenyellow. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 255, and 66.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 92.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.

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

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99FF42
RGB153, 255, 66
HSL92.4°, 100.0%, 62.9%
CMYK40%, 0%, 74%, 0%
HSV92.4°, 74.1%, 100.0%
LAB91.1, -58.3, 75.5
XYZ49.9, 78.7, 17.7
Decimal10092354

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.74:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99FF42; }
.text-color { color: #99FF42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99FF42; }

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