#999900 color codes
- HEX
- #999900
- HEX8
- #999900FF
- HEX8 (Android)
- #FF999900
- RGB
- rgb(153, 153, 0)
- RGB (%)
- 60%, 60%, 0%
- HSL
- hsl(60, 100%, 30%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(60, 100%, 60%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 40%)
- OKLCH
- oklch(0.6611 0.1441 109.77)
- OKLCH (%)
- oklch(66.11% 0.1441 109.77)
- Decimal
- 10066176
What color is #999900?
#999900 sits at 66% lightness and 0.1441 chroma in OKLCH, hue 109.77°. Its nearest named color is Olive.
Shades and tints of #999900
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#999900 color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Tetradic
Square
Monochromatic
Using #999900 in CSS
.text { color: #999900; }
.background { background-color: #999900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999900; }
/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0.6611 0.1441 109.77); }
/* #999900 at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #99990080; }Is #999900 accessible?
#999900 on white text scores 3.04:1; on black text it scores 6.91:1. Black text passes WCAG AA for normal text on #999900. Recommended text color on a #999900 background: black.
A 6.91:1 vs black
A 3.04:1 vs white
- AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
- AA large ≥ 3 Pass
- AAA normal ≥ 7 Fail
- AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass
Recommended text color: black
CSS
contrast-color() contrast-color(#999900) → black APCA Lc experimental 62.4 Lc · large / secondary text (white text)
WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.
Related colors
See more in the gold family on the colors hub.
Frequently asked questions
- What color is #999900?
- #999900 is closest to Olive. In RGB it is rgb(153, 153, 0), and in HSL hsl(60, 100%, 30%).
- What is #999900 in RGB?
- #999900 converts to rgb(153, 153, 0) — red 153, green 153, blue 0.
- What text color is readable on #999900?
- Black text — it has the higher contrast ratio (6.91:1) against #999900. Black text passes WCAG AA for normal text on #999900.