What color is #99A478?

#99A478 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 #99A478?

The RGB value is 153, 164, 120: 153 red, 164 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A478?

The complementary color is #8378A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A478 color

#99A478 rgb(153, 164, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A478 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.3% green and 47.1% blue (153, 164, 120).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#99A478 color codes

HEX	`#99A478`
RGB	`rgb(153, 164, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, -11.6, 21.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 24.51, 118.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.802, 34.679, 22.889)`
Decimal	`10069112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A478, 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 #99A478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #99A478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a478; }
.text { color: #99a478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 164 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a478, #83a478); }

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Questions

What color is #99A478?: #99A478 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 #99A478?: The RGB value is 153, 164, 120: 153 red, 164 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A478?: The complementary color is #8378A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.