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#99EA66 Color

#99EA66 is rgb(153, 234, 102) in RGB, hsl(97, 76%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 56%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99EA66
HEX#99EA66
RGBrgb(153, 234, 102)
HSLhsl(97, 76%, 66%)
HSVhsv(97, 56%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 56%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.184 135)
LABlab(85.44% -42.42 54.68)
LCHlch(85.44% 69.21 127.80)

What #99EA66 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 #99EA66, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.85Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.86Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.79Mint#98FF98ΔE 17.07Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 17.74Light Green#90EE90ΔE 18.33

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

#99EA66 Channel Values

How #99EA66 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 234 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 76% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 56% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99EA66 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99EA66 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99EA66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99EA66; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99EA66
Complementary
#B866EA
Analogous
#DBEA66
Analogous
#66EA76
Triadic
#6699EA
Triadic
#EA6699
Split comp.
#7666EA
Split comp.
#EA66DB

Tints & Shades of #99EA66

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

#A8ED7D
#B4F08F
#C3F3A5
#CFF5B7
#DEF8CE
#EAFBE0

Shades

#7EE53E
#65D71D
#52AF18
#418B13
#2E630D
#1B3A08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99EA66.

How #99EA66 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#99EA66
Protanopia#DFDF67
Protanomaly#C7E366
Deuteranopia#D4D46B
Deuteranomaly#BFDD69
Tritanopia#ABDFDF
Tritanomaly#A4E3BB
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99EA66 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99ea66: #99EA66;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99EA66;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99ea66': '#99EA66' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.918, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_99ea66">#99EA66</color>
SVG fillfill="#99EA66"

More Green Colors

#99EA66 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#99EA66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99EA66?

#99EA66 is a light green — rgb(153, 234, 102) in RGB and hsl(97, 76%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.85.

What is the RGB value of #99EA66?

#99EA66 is rgb(153, 234, 102) — red 153, green 234, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99EA66?

#99EA66 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 56%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99EA66 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99EA66 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99EA66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99EA66 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.79, which is visibly different.

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