What color is #99A27C?

#99A27C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A27C?

The RGB value is 153, 162, 124: 153 red, 162 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A27C?

The complementary color is #857CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A27C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A27C color

#99A27C rgb(153, 162, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A27C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.5% green and 48.6% blue (153, 162, 124).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#99A27C color codes

HEX	`#99A27C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 162, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, -9.94, 18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 21.21, 117.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.695, 34.068, 24.076)`
Decimal	`10068604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A27C, 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 #99A27C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A27C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #99A27C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a27c; }
.text { color: #99a27c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a27c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 162 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a27c, #86a27c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99A27C?: #99A27C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A27C?: The RGB value is 153, 162, 124: 153 red, 162 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A27C?: The complementary color is #857CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A27C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.