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#99ED82 Color

#99ED82 is rgb(153, 237, 130) in RGB, hsl(107, 75%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 45%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99ED82
HEX#99ED82
RGBrgb(153, 237, 130)
HSLhsl(107, 75%, 72%)
HSVhsv(107, 45%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 45%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.163 139.2)
LABlab(86.58% -41.26 43.24)
LCHlch(86.58% 59.77 133.66)

What #99ED82 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 #99ED82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.07Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.66Mint#98FF98ΔE 8.36Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.73Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.68Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 14.94

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

#99ED82 Channel Values

How #99ED82 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 237 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 75% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 45% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99ED82 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99ED82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99ED82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99ED82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99ED82
Complementary
#D682ED
Analogous
#CFED82
Analogous
#82EDA0
Triadic
#8299ED
Triadic
#ED8299
Split comp.
#A082ED
Split comp.
#ED82CF

Tints & Shades of #99ED82

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

#A8F094
#B3F2A1
#C1F4B3
#D0F7C5
#DEF9D7
#E9FBE4

Shades

#75E755
#54E12D
#3FC01B
#309315
#22670F
#153E09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99ED82.

How #99ED82 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#99ED82
Protanopia#E2E283
Protanomaly#C9E682
Deuteranopia#D6D686
Deuteranomaly#C1E084
Tritanopia#A9E3E3
Tritanomaly#A3E7C4
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99ED82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99ed82: #99ED82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99ED82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99ed82': '#99ED82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.929, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_99ed82">#99ED82</color>
SVG fillfill="#99ED82"

More Green Colors

#99ED82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#99ED82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99ED82?

#99ED82 is a light green — rgb(153, 237, 130) in RGB and hsl(107, 75%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #99ED82?

#99ED82 is rgb(153, 237, 130) — red 153, green 237, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99ED82?

#99ED82 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 45%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99ED82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99ED82 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99ED82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99ED82 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 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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