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#99EC79

#99ec79 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#99ec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 103.3°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.6814

Complementary

  1. #99ec79
  2. #cc79ec

Split complementary

  1. #99ec79
  2. #9279ec
  3. #ec79d3

Analogous

  1. #d3ec79
  2. #99ec79
  3. #79ec92

Triadic

  1. #99ec79
  2. #7999ec
  3. #ec7999

Tetradic

  1. #99ec79
  2. #79eccc
  3. #cc79ec
  4. #ec7999

Square

  1. #99ec79
  2. #79d3ec
  3. #cc79ec
  4. #ec9279

Monochromatic

  1. #44b319
  2. #66e236
  3. #99ec79
  4. #ccf5bc
  5. #f1fced

Shades

#99ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99ec79
  2. #8ad46d
  3. #7abd61
  4. #6ba555
  5. #5c8e49
  6. #4d763d
  7. #3d5e30
  8. #2e4724
  9. #1f2f18
  10. #0f180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#99ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99ec79
  2. #a3ee86
  3. #adf094
  4. #b8f2a1
  5. #c2f4af
  6. #ccf6bc
  7. #d6f7c9
  8. #e0f9d7
  9. #ebfbe4
  10. #f5fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99ec79
  2. #97e17a
  3. #94d67a
  4. #92cc7b
  5. #8fc17c
  6. #8db67d
  7. #8aab7d
  8. #88a07e
  9. #85967f
  10. #838b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1e0b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3dc6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d580 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95e5d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5e373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccde7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97e8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99ec79 {
  color: #99ec79;
}
Background
.bg-99ec79 {
  background-color: #99ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #99ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99ec79, #79ec92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.05 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.84 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.09 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.48 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 9.29 #661386 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Light Green
#99ec79  rgb(153, 236, 121)  hsl(103, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#cc79ec  rgb(204, 121, 236)  hsl(283, 75%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#7999ec  rgb(121, 153, 236)  hsl(223, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ec7999  rgb(236, 121, 153)  hsl(343, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red