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#99DD9D

#99dd9d ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#99dd9d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 86.67% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.96% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 123.53°, with 50% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6092

Complementary

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #dd99d9

Split complementary

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #bf99dd
  3. #dd99b7

Analogous

  1. #b7dd99
  2. #99dd9d
  3. #99ddbf

Triadic

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #9d99dd
  3. #dd9d99

Tetradic

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #99d9dd
  3. #dd99d9
  4. #dd9d99

Square

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #99b7dd
  3. #dd99d9
  4. #ddbf99

Monochromatic

  1. #37a63e
  2. #60ca66
  3. #99dd9d
  4. #d2f0d4
  5. #f0faf0

Shades

#99dd9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #8ac78d
  3. #7ab17e
  4. #6b9b6e
  5. #5c855e
  6. #4d6f4f
  7. #3d583f
  8. #2e422f
  9. #1f2c1f
  10. #0f1610
  11. #000000

Tints

#99dd9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #a3e0a7
  3. #ade4b1
  4. #b8e7ba
  5. #c2ebc4
  6. #cceece
  7. #d6f1d8
  8. #e0f5e2
  9. #ebf8eb
  10. #f5fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99dd9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99dd9d
  2. #97d49a
  3. #94ca97
  4. #92c194
  5. #8fb891
  6. #8daf8f
  7. #8aa58c
  8. #889c89
  9. #859386
  10. #838983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bad3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd199 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5caa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91dacc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d69b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0d29f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94dbbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99dd9d {
  color: #99dd9d;
}
Background
.bg-99dd9d {
  background-color: #99dd9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99dd9d {
  border: 2px solid #99dd9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99dd9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 221 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 124 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99dd9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99dd9d, #99ddbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99dd9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 221 157 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.56 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 3.86 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.04 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.95 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.01 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.11 #662262 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#99dd9d  rgb(153, 221, 157)  hsl(124, 50%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dd99d9  rgb(221, 153, 217)  hsl(304, 50%, 73%)  Plum
#9d99dd  rgb(157, 153, 221)  hsl(244, 50%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dd9d99  rgb(221, 157, 153)  hsl(4, 50%, 73%)  Pastel Pink