What color is #99A484?

#99A484 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A484?

The RGB value is 153, 164, 132: 153 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A484?

The complementary color is #8F84A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A484 color

#99A484 rgb(153, 164, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A484 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.3% green and 51.8% blue (153, 164, 132).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#99A484 color codes

HEX	`#99A484`
RGB	`rgb(153, 164, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, -9.73, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 18.16, 122.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.577, 34.989, 26.968)`
Decimal	`10069124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A484, 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 #99A484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #99A484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a484; }
.text { color: #99a484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 164 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a484, #89a484); }

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Questions

What color is #99A484?: #99A484 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A484?: The RGB value is 153, 164, 132: 153 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A484?: The complementary color is #8F84A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.