#009900 Color

#009900 is rgb(0, 153, 0) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slimy Green (#299617), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#009900

HEX#009900

RGBrgb(0, 153, 0)

HSLhsl(120, 100%, 30%)

HSVhsv(120, 100%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.201 142.5)

LABlab(54.90% -54.14 55.32)

LCHlch(54.90% 77.40 134.38)

What #009900 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #009900, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slimy Green#299617ΔE 7.16 Vine Green#38A32AΔE 8.95 India Green#138808ΔE 10.14 Green#008000ΔE 12.77 Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.68 Forest Green#228B22ΔE 14.71

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#009900 Channel Values

How #009900 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 153 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 100% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 100% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.78:1 vs white · 5.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #009900 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #009900

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #009900; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #009900

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #009900 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#009900

Protanopia#8C8C05

Protanomaly#6F9203

Deuteranopia#7F7F18

Deuteranomaly#648A10

Tritanopia#399090

Tritanomaly#2B9472

Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #009900 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-009900: #009900;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #009900;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-009900': '#009900' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.600, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_009900">#009900</color>

SVG fillfill="#009900"

More Green Colors

#009900 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

009933 009400 00994d 009150 00995e 008754 009966 008543 009b7d 008443 009e00 008236 00ff00 123524 253d00 344511 4a6318 61ff61 7bb661 96ff00 a7fc00 bfff00 d6ffd6 000200

#009900 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #009900?

#009900 is a dark green — rgb(0, 153, 0) in RGB and hsl(120, 100%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slimy Green (#299617), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #009900?

#009900 is rgb(0, 153, 0) — red 0, green 153, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #009900?

#009900 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #009900 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #009900 scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #009900 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #009900 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.77, which is visibly different.

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