What color is #99A498?

#99A498 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A498?

The RGB value is 153, 164, 152: 153 red, 164 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A498?

The complementary color is #A398A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A498 color

#99A498 rgb(153, 164, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A498 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.3% green and 59.6% blue (153, 164, 152).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#99A498 color codes

HEX	`#99A498`
RGB	`rgb(153, 164, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -6.21, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 7.91, 141.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.079, 35.59, 34.879)`
Decimal	`10069144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A498, 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 #99A498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #99A498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a498; }
.text { color: #99a498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 164 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a498, #98a49d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A498?: #99A498 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A498?: The RGB value is 153, 164, 152: 153 red, 164 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A498?: The complementary color is #A398A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.