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#99B045 Color

#99B045 is rgb(153, 176, 69) in RGB, hsl(73, 44%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 61%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99B045
HEX#99B045
RGBrgb(153, 176, 69)
HSLhsl(73, 44%, 48%)
HSVhsv(73, 61%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 61%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.135 120.2)
LABlab(68.44% -19.75 50.35)
LCHlch(68.44% 54.09 111.41)

What #99B045 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 #99B045, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.27Citron#9FA91FΔE 12.93Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 13.49Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 14.5Brass#B5A642ΔE 16.59June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 17.42

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

#99B045 Channel Values

How #99B045 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 176 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 44% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 61% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99B045 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99B045 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99B045

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99B045; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99B045
Complementary
#5C45B0
Analogous
#B09245
Analogous
#63B045
Triadic
#4599B0
Triadic
#B04599
Split comp.
#4563B0
Split comp.
#9245B0

Tints & Shades of #99B045

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

#A9BF5A
#B6C973
#C4D38D
#D3DEAB
#E0E8C4
#EEF2DE

Shades

#869A3C
#708132
#5C6A29
#495421
#363E18
#20250E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99B045.

How #99B045 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#99B045
Protanopia#ACAC45
Protanomaly#A5AE45
Deuteranopia#A9A947
Deuteranomaly#A3AC46
Tritanopia#A3A7A7
Tritanomaly#9FAB8A
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99B045 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99b045: #99B045;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99B045;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99b045': '#99B045' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.690, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_99b045">#99B045</color>
SVG fillfill="#99B045"

More Green Colors

#99B045 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#99B045 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99B045?

#99B045 is a mid-tone green — rgb(153, 176, 69) in RGB and hsl(73, 44%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.27.

What is the RGB value of #99B045?

#99B045 is rgb(153, 176, 69) — red 153, green 176, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99B045?

#99B045 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 61%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99B045 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99B045 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99B045 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99B045 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 14.5, which is visibly different.

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