What color is #99AA8B?

#99AA8B 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 #99AA8B?

The RGB value is 153, 170, 139: 153 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AA8B?

The complementary color is #9C8BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AA8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AA8B color

#99AA8B rgb(153, 170, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AA8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 66.7% green and 54.5% blue (153, 170, 139).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#99AA8B color codes

HEX	`#99AA8B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 170, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 66.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.57, -11.74, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.57, 18.29, 129.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.171, 37.386, 29.942)`
Decimal	`10070667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AA8B, 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 #99AA8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AA8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #99AA8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99aa8b; }
.text { color: #99aa8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99aa8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 170 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99aa8b, #8baa8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99AA8B?: #99AA8B 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 #99AA8B?: The RGB value is 153, 170, 139: 153 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AA8B?: The complementary color is #9C8BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AA8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.