What color is #99A58D?

#99A58D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A58D?

The RGB value is 153, 165, 141: 153 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A58D?

The complementary color is #998DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A58D?

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.

#99A58D color

#99A58D rgb(153, 165, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A58D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 64.7% green and 55.3% blue (153, 165, 141).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#99A58D color codes

HEX	`#99A58D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 165, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 64.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, -8.74, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 14.06, 128.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.399, 35.606, 30.413)`
Decimal	`10069389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A58D, 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 #99A58D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A58D 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 #99A58D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a58d; }
.text { color: #99a58d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a58d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 165 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a58d, #8da58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99A58D?: #99A58D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A58D?: The RGB value is 153, 165, 141: 153 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A58D?: The complementary color is #998DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A58D?: 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.