Palettes / Colors / #99FFCD

#99FFCD — Light Vivid Green

#99FFCD is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

#99FFCD is a cool 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 #FF99CA; it also sits naturally between #99FF9B and #99FDFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 100% · Blue 80%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #99FFCD

.text { color: #99FFCD; }
.background { background-color: #99FFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99FFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 255, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99FFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 255, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99FFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 255, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF99CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99FFCD: #000000.

How #99FFCD 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 #99FFCD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #99FFCD?

#99FFCD is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 153, 255, 205). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99FFCD?

#99FFCD is RGB 153, 255, 205 — HSL 151°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #99FFCD?

Its complement is #FF99CA; analogous partners are #99FF9B and #99FDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99FFCD for text?

Black text on #99FFCD has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.