#99CC66 Color

#99CC66 is rgb(153, 204, 102) in RGB, hsl(90, 50%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 50%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99CC66

HEX#99CC66

RGBrgb(153, 204, 102)

HSLhsl(90, 50%, 60%)

HSVhsv(90, 50%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 50%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.143 130.9)

LABlab(76.79% -30.04 44.72)

LCHlch(76.79% 53.87 123.89)

What #99CC66 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 #99CC66, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.17 Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.64 Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.66 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 12.92 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.1 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 16.67

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

#99CC66 Channel Values

How #99CC66 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 153 · G 204 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 90° · S 50% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 90° · S 50% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99CC66 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #99CC66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99CC66; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #99CC66

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.

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Shades

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How #99CC66 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#99CC66

Protanopia#C5C566

Protanomaly#B5C866

Deuteranopia#BDBD69

Deuteranomaly#B0C368

Tritanopia#A5C3C3

Tritanomaly#A1C7A6

Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #99CC66 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99cc66: #99CC66;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99CC66;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99cc66': '#99CC66' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.800, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_99cc66">#99CC66</color>

SVG fillfill="#99CC66"

More Green Colors

#99CC66 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

99cc99 99cc33 99e6b3 99cc00 99ff00 98ff98 99ff33 98fb98 99ff66 96ff00 99ff99 96f7e4 aaf0d1 c4e189 daf6da 003300 009400 00fa9a 116a11 24ff91 33ffcc 4a5d23 5fd85f 7ba05b

#99CC66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99CC66?

#99CC66 is a light green — rgb(153, 204, 102) in RGB and hsl(90, 50%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #99CC66?

#99CC66 is rgb(153, 204, 102) — red 153, green 204, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99CC66?

#99CC66 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 50%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99CC66 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99CC66 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99CC66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99CC66 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.28, which is visibly different.

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