What color is #99A56E?

#99A56E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A56E?

The RGB value is 153, 165, 110: 153 red, 165 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A56E?

The complementary color is #7A6EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A56E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A56E color

#99A56E rgb(153, 165, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A56E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.7% green and 43.1% blue (153, 165, 110).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#99A56E color codes

HEX	`#99A56E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 165, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, -13.55, 27.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 30.35, 116.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.406, 34.808, 19.918)`
Decimal	`10069358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A56E, 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 #99A56E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A56E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #99A56E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a56e; }
.text { color: #99a56e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a56e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 165 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a56e, #7ea56e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #99A56E?: #99A56E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A56E?: The RGB value is 153, 165, 110: 153 red, 165 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A56E?: The complementary color is #7A6EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A56E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.