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Information about #99C487 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #99C487 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 196, 135) — 60% red, 76.9% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 24 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated yellow-green, #99C487 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Frog Green (#99C68E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Grass Green (#9ECB91) and Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F).

The recipe behind #99C487 is rgb(153, 196, 135), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #99C487 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99C487 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99C487 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#99C487 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #99C487

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

De York color link
De York

#85CA87

Lichen color link
Lichen

#8FB67B

Pistachio color link
Pistachio

#93C572

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99C487
  • RGB153, 196, 135
  • CMYK17, 0, 24, 23
  • CSSrgb(153, 196, 135)
  • HSL102°, 34%, 65%
  • HSL Precise102.295°, 34.078%, 64.902%
  • HSV102°, 31%, 77%
  • HSB102°, 31%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.769, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.769, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.769, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99C487
  • DECIMAL ID10077319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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