What color is #99A47F?

#99A47F 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 #99A47F?

The RGB value is 153, 164, 127: 153 red, 164 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A47F?

The complementary color is #8A7FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A47F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A47F color

#99A47F rgb(153, 164, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A47F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.3% green and 49.8% blue (153, 164, 127).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#99A47F color codes

HEX	`#99A47F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 164, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, -10.53, 17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 20.81, 120.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.243, 34.856, 25.209)`
Decimal	`10069119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A47F, 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 #99A47F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A47F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #99A47F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a47f; }
.text { color: #99a47f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a47f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 164 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a47f, #86a47f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99A47F?: #99A47F 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 #99A47F?: The RGB value is 153, 164, 127: 153 red, 164 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A47F?: The complementary color is #8A7FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A47F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.