What color is #99A795?

#99A795 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A795?

The RGB value is 153, 167, 149: 153 red, 167 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A795?

The complementary color is #A395A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A795 color

#99A795 rgb(153, 167, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99A795 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 65.5% green and 58.4% blue (153, 167, 149).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#99A795 color codes

HEX	`#99A795`
RGB	`rgb(153, 167, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 65.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.96, -8.38, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.96, 11.34, 137.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.379, 36.579, 33.783)`
Decimal	`10069909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A795, 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 #99A795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #99A795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a795; }
.text { color: #99a795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 167 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a795, #95a79a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99A795?: #99A795 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A795?: The RGB value is 153, 167, 149: 153 red, 167 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A795?: The complementary color is #A395A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.