What color is #99A391?

#99A391 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A391?

The RGB value is 153, 163, 145: 153 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A391?

The complementary color is #9B91A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A391 color

#99A391 rgb(153, 163, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A391 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.9% green and 56.9% blue (153, 163, 145).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#99A391 color codes

HEX	`#99A391`
RGB	`rgb(153, 163, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, -6.96, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 10.71, 130.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.344, 35.011, 31.889)`
Decimal	`10068881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A391, 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 #99A391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #99A391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a391; }
.text { color: #99a391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 163 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a391, #91a392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99A391?: #99A391 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A391?: The RGB value is 153, 163, 145: 153 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A391?: The complementary color is #9B91A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.