What color is #99A779?

#99A779 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 #99A779?

The RGB value is 153, 167, 121: 153 red, 167 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A779?

The complementary color is #8779A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A779 color

#99A779 rgb(153, 167, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A779 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.5% green and 47.5% blue (153, 167, 121).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#99A779 color codes

HEX	`#99A779`
RGB	`rgb(153, 167, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -13.03, 22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 25.76, 120.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.406, 35.79, 23.392)`
Decimal	`10069881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A779, 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 #99A779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #99A779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a779; }
.text { color: #99a779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 167 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a779, #82a779); }

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Questions

What color is #99A779?: #99A779 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 #99A779?: The RGB value is 153, 167, 121: 153 red, 167 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A779?: The complementary color is #8779A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.