Palettes / Colors / #99FFBB

#99FFBB — Light Vivid Green

#99FFBB is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #99FFBB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#99FFBB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FF99DD; it also sits naturally between #AAFF99 and #99FFEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 100% · Blue 73%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #99FFBB

.text { color: #99FFBB; }
.background { background-color: #99FFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99FFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 255, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99FFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 255, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99FFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 255, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99FFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99FFBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #99FFBB

Tints of #99FFBB

Tones of #99FFBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF99DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99FFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99FFBB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #99FFBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #99FFBB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #99FFBA  ·  #99FFBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99FFBB?

#99FFBB is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 153, 255, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99FFBB?

#99FFBB is RGB 153, 255, 187 — HSL 140°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 27%, 0%.

What colors go with #99FFBB?

Its complement is #FF99DD; analogous partners are #AAFF99 and #99FFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99FFBB for text?

Black text on #99FFBB has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.