What color is #99A466?

#99A466 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A466?

The RGB value is 153, 164, 102: 153 red, 164 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A466?

The complementary color is #7166A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A466?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A466 color

#99A466 rgb(153, 164, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A466 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.3% green and 40% blue (153, 164, 102).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gallant Green (#99AA66), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#99A466 color codes

HEX	`#99A466`
RGB	`rgb(153, 164, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, -14.07, 30.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 33.94, 114.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.811, 34.283, 17.667)`
Decimal	`10069094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A466, 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 #99A466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #99A466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a466; }
.text { color: #99a466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 164 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a466, #7aa466); }

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Questions

What color is #99A466?: #99A466 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A466?: The RGB value is 153, 164, 102: 153 red, 164 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A466?: The complementary color is #7166A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A466?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.