What color is #99AA8A?

#99AA8A 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 #99AA8A?

The RGB value is 153, 170, 138: 153 red, 170 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AA8A?

The complementary color is #9B8AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AA8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AA8A color

#99AA8A rgb(153, 170, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AA8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.7% green and 54.1% blue (153, 170, 138).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#99AA8A color codes

HEX	`#99AA8A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 170, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.54, -11.91, 14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.54, 18.8, 129.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.098, 37.356, 29.559)`
Decimal	`10070666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AA8A, 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 #99AA8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AA8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #99AA8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aa8a; }
.text { color: #99aa8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aa8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 170 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aa8a, #8aaa8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99AA8A?: #99AA8A 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 #99AA8A?: The RGB value is 153, 170, 138: 153 red, 170 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AA8A?: The complementary color is #9B8AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AA8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.