What color is #99A991?

#99A991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A991?

The RGB value is 153, 169, 145: 153 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A991?

The complementary color is #A191A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A991 color

#99A991 rgb(153, 169, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #99A991 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.3% green and 56.9% blue (153, 169, 145).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#99A991 color codes

HEX	`#99A991`
RGB	`rgb(153, 169, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, -10.17, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 14.62, 134.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.435, 37.192, 32.253)`
Decimal	`10070417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A991, 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 #99A991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #99A991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a991; }
.text { color: #99a991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 169 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a991, #91a995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99A991?: #99A991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A991?: The RGB value is 153, 169, 145: 153 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A991?: The complementary color is #A191A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.