What color is #99A28C?

#99A28C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A28C?

The RGB value is 153, 162, 140: 153 red, 162 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A28C?

The complementary color is #958CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A28C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A28C color

#99A28C rgb(153, 162, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A28C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.5% green and 54.9% blue (153, 162, 140).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#99A28C color codes

HEX	`#99A28C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 162, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, -7.31, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 12.68, 125.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.79, 34.506, 29.844)`
Decimal	`10068620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A28C, 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 #99A28C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A28C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #99A28C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a28c; }
.text { color: #99a28c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a28c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 162 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a28c, #8ea28c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99A28C?: #99A28C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A28C?: The RGB value is 153, 162, 140: 153 red, 162 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A28C?: The complementary color is #958CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A28C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.