99BC99

#99BC99 closest to Norway

#99BC99 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Norway. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.7% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(153, 188, 153)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black. #99BC99 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.01:1.

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Variations of #99BC99

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#99BC99 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#99BC99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99BC99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8B29B
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEB597
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B798
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8B29B
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB59A
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #96BAB2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #97BBA5
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADB5AD

#99BC99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.10:1 Very poor#99BC99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.01:1 Very good#99BC99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BC99 in CSS

/* Norway */
.color { color: #99BC99; }
.background { background-color: #99BC99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BC99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 153);
color: hsl(120 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.062 144.9);

#99BC99 FAQ

What color is #99BC99?

#99BC99 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Norway. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BC99?

#99BC99 is rgb(153, 188, 153) in RGB, hsl(120, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BC99?

The complementary color of #99BC99 is #BC99BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BC99?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BC99: 10.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BC99 a warm or cool color?

#99BC99 is a cool color.