Medusa Green Color - #998800: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Medusa Green color hex code is #998800, and it is composed of 60% red, 53% green and 0% blue.

Medusa Green is a dark, vibrant, saturated, and warm color at 100% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 against a white background, which fails WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Medusa Green color (#998800) against dark backgrounds.

Medusa Green Color Shades

Complementary colors

#998700
#001299

Triadic colors

#998700
#009987
#870099

Tints or lighter colors

#CCB400
#FFE100
#FFE733
#FFED66
#FFF399

Darker colors

#665A00
#332D00

Analogous colors

#990012
#993B00
#998700
#5E9900
#129900

Monochromatic colors

#4D4400
#807100
#B39E00
#E6CB00
#F9E01F

#998800

Green

Medusa Green Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Medusa Green:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#998800
RGB	rgb(153,136,0)
HSL	hsl(53,100%,30%)
CMYK	0, 11, 100, 40
HSV	53, 100, 60
RGB %	60, 53, 0
XYZ	21.9, 24.4, 3.5
LAB	56.5, -5.6, 61.1
Color Category	Dark
Color Family	Yellow
Saturation	100%
Temperature	Warm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	3.57 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	5.88 (passes WCAG AA)