What color is #99CEA0?

#99CEA0 is a light, desaturated green known as Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Garden Goddess?

The RGB value is 153, 206, 160: 153 red, 206 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Garden Goddess?

The complementary color is #CE99C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Garden Goddess color: hex code #99CEA0

#99CEA0 rgb(153, 206, 160)

Shades of green

Garden Goddess has the hex code #99CEA0. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 80.8% green and 62.7% blue (153, 206, 160).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

Garden Goddess (#99CEA0) color codes

HEX	`#99CEA0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 206, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 80.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 26%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, -26.3, 17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 31.56, 146.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.551, 53.451, 41.379)`
Decimal	`10079904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Garden Goddess, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #99CEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #99CEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99cea0; }
.text { color: #99cea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99cea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 206 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99cea0, #99ceba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #99CEA0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99CEA0?: #99CEA0 is a light, desaturated green known as Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Garden Goddess?: The RGB value is 153, 206, 160: 153 red, 206 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Garden Goddess?: The complementary color is #CE99C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.