What color is #99AB93?

#99AB93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AB93?

The RGB value is 153, 171, 147: 153 red, 171 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AB93?

The complementary color is #A593AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AB93 color

#99AB93 rgb(153, 171, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AB93 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.1% green and 57.6% blue (153, 171, 147).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% 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 8.6:1).

#99AB93 color codes

HEX	`#99AB93`
RGB	`rgb(153, 171, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, -10.87, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 14.95, 136.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.965, 38.004, 33.197)`
Decimal	`10070931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AB93, 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 #99AB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #99AB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ab93; }
.text { color: #99ab93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ab93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 171 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ab93, #93ab99); }

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Questions

What color is #99AB93?: #99AB93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AB93?: The RGB value is 153, 171, 147: 153 red, 171 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AB93?: The complementary color is #A593AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.