What color is #99A681?

#99A681 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A681?

The RGB value is 153, 166, 129: 153 red, 166 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A681?

The complementary color is #8E81A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A681 color

#99A681 rgb(153, 166, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A681 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.1% green and 50.6% blue (153, 166, 129).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#99A681 color codes

HEX	`#99A681`
RGB	`rgb(153, 166, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, -11.28, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 20.96, 122.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.735, 35.63, 26.023)`
Decimal	`10069633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A681, 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 #99A681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #99A681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a681; }
.text { color: #99a681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 166 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a681, #86a681); }

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Questions

What color is #99A681?: #99A681 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A681?: The RGB value is 153, 166, 129: 153 red, 166 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A681?: The complementary color is #8E81A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.