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#99C88D Color

#99C88D is rgb(153, 200, 141) in RGB, hsl(108, 35%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 29%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99C88D
HEX#99C88D
RGBrgb(153, 200, 141)
HSLhsl(108, 35%, 67%)
HSVhsv(108, 29%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 29%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.095 139.4)
LABlab(76.14% -24.40 24.40)
LCHlch(76.14% 34.51 135.01)

What #99C88D 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 #99C88D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.03Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.77Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.85Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.39Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.98

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

#99C88D Channel Values

How #99C88D 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 200 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 35% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 29% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99C88D 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99C88D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99C88D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99C88D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99C88D
Complementary
#BD8DC8
Analogous
#B7C88D
Analogous
#8DC89F
Triadic
#8D99C8
Triadic
#C88D99
Split comp.
#9F8DC8
Split comp.
#C88DB7

Tints & Shades of #99C88D

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

#A6CF9B
#B5D7AC
#C1DEBA
#D1E6CB
#DDEDD9
#ECF5EA

Shades

#7DB96E
#63A951
#518A42
#3E6B33
#2C4C24
#1A2D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99C88D.

How #99C88D 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#99C88D
Protanopia#C1C18D
Protanomaly#B2C48D
Deuteranopia#BABA8F
Deuteranomaly#AEC08E
Tritanopia#A1C2C2
Tritanomaly#9EC4AF
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99C88D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99c88d: #99C88D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99C88D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99c88d': '#99C88D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.784, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_99c88d">#99C88D</color>
SVG fillfill="#99C88D"

More Green Colors

#99C88D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#99C88D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99C88D?

#99C88D is a light green — rgb(153, 200, 141) in RGB and hsl(108, 35%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #99C88D?

#99C88D is rgb(153, 200, 141) — red 153, green 200, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99C88D?

#99C88D converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 29%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99C88D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99C88D scores 1.91:1 against white and 11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99C88D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99C88D 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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