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#99CC93 Color

#99CC93 is rgb(153, 204, 147) in RGB, hsl(114, 36%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 28%, 20%) 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.

#99CC93
HEX#99CC93
RGBrgb(153, 204, 147)
HSLhsl(114, 36%, 69%)
HSVhsv(114, 28%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 28%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.095 142)
LABlab(77.37% -25.48 22.92)
LCHlch(77.37% 34.27 138.04)

What #99CC93 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 #99CC93, 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 8.1Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.58Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.65Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.82Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.04

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

#99CC93 Channel Values

How #99CC93 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 204 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 36% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 28% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99CC93 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99CC93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99CC93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99CC93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99CC93
Complementary
#C793CC
Analogous
#B6CC93
Analogous
#93CCAA
Triadic
#9399CC
Triadic
#CC9399
Split comp.
#AA93CC
Split comp.
#CC93B6

Tints & Shades of #99CC93

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

#A6D3A1
#B3D9AF
#C1E0BD
#D1E8CE
#DEEFDC
#EBF5EA

Shades

#7CBE74
#5BAD52
#4A8E43
#3A6F34
#2A5026
#182D15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99CC93.

How #99CC93 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#99CC93
Protanopia#C5C593
Protanomaly#B5C893
Deuteranopia#BDBD95
Deuteranomaly#B0C394
Tritanopia#A1C6C6
Tritanomaly#9EC8B4
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99CC93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99cc93: #99CC93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99CC93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99cc93': '#99CC93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.800, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_99cc93">#99CC93</color>
SVG fillfill="#99CC93"

More Green Colors

#99CC93 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#99CC93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99CC93?

#99CC93 is a light green — rgb(153, 204, 147) in RGB and hsl(114, 36%, 69%) 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 #99CC93?

#99CC93 is rgb(153, 204, 147) — red 153, green 204, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99CC93?

#99CC93 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 28%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99CC93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99CC93 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99CC93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99CC93 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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