What color is #99A489?

#99A489 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 #99A489?

The RGB value is 153, 164, 137: 153 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A489?

The complementary color is #9489A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A489 color

#99A489 rgb(153, 164, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A489 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.3% green and 53.7% blue (153, 164, 137).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#99A489 color codes

HEX	`#99A489`
RGB	`rgb(153, 164, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, -8.89, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 15.52, 124.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.927, 35.129, 28.813)`
Decimal	`10069129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A489, 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 #99A489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #99A489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a489; }
.text { color: #99a489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 164 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a489, #8ba489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99A489?: #99A489 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 #99A489?: The RGB value is 153, 164, 137: 153 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A489?: The complementary color is #9489A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.