What color is #99A783?

#99A783 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 #99A783?

The RGB value is 153, 167, 131: 153 red, 167 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A783?

The complementary color is #9183A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A783 color

#99A783 rgb(153, 167, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A783 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.5% green and 51.4% blue (153, 167, 131).

Its hue angle is 83°, 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 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#99A783 color codes

HEX	`#99A783`
RGB	`rgb(153, 167, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -11.48, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 20.53, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.052, 36.048, 26.79)`
Decimal	`10069891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A783, 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 #99A783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #99A783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a783; }
.text { color: #99a783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 167 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a783, #87a783); }

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Questions

What color is #99A783?: #99A783 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 #99A783?: The RGB value is 153, 167, 131: 153 red, 167 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A783?: The complementary color is #9183A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.