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#99EE81 Color

#99EE81 is rgb(153, 238, 129) in RGB, hsl(107, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 46%, 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 7.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99EE81
HEX#99EE81
RGBrgb(153, 238, 129)
HSLhsl(107, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(107, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.165 139.1)
LABlab(86.86% -41.75 44.05)
LCHlch(86.86% 60.70 133.47)

What #99EE81 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 #99EE81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.77Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.9Mint#98FF98ΔE 8.31Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.97Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.71Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 15.63

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

#99EE81 Channel Values

How #99EE81 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 238 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99EE81 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99EE81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99EE81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99EE81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99EE81
Complementary
#D681EE
Analogous
#CFEE81
Analogous
#81EEA0
Triadic
#8199EE
Triadic
#EE8199
Split comp.
#A081EE
Split comp.
#EE81CF

Tints & Shades of #99EE81

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

#A7F093
#B2F2A1
#C1F5B3
#D0F7C5
#DEF9D7
#E9FBE4

Shades

#74E854
#54E22C
#3EC11A
#309414
#21670E
#143F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99EE81.

How #99EE81 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#99EE81
Protanopia#E2E282
Protanomaly#C9E781
Deuteranopia#D7D785
Deuteranomaly#C1E083
Tritanopia#AAE4E4
Tritanomaly#A3E8C4
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99EE81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99ee81: #99EE81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99EE81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99ee81': '#99EE81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.933, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_99ee81">#99EE81</color>
SVG fillfill="#99EE81"

More Green Colors

#99EE81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#99EE81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99EE81?

#99EE81 is a light green — rgb(153, 238, 129) in RGB and hsl(107, 76%, 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 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #99EE81?

#99EE81 is rgb(153, 238, 129) — red 153, green 238, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99EE81?

#99EE81 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99EE81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99EE81 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99EE81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99EE81 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 7.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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