What color is #99AC92?

#99AC92 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 #99AC92?

The RGB value is 153, 172, 146: 153 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AC92?

The complementary color is #A592AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AC92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AC92 color

#99AC92 rgb(153, 172, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AC92 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.5% green and 57.3% blue (153, 172, 146).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#99AC92 color codes

HEX	`#99AC92`
RGB	`rgb(153, 172, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -11.58, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 16.09, 136.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.077, 38.352, 32.849)`
Decimal	`10071186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AC92, 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 #99AC92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AC92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #99AC92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ac92; }
.text { color: #99ac92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ac92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 172 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ac92, #92ac98); }

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Questions

What color is #99AC92?: #99AC92 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 #99AC92?: The RGB value is 153, 172, 146: 153 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AC92?: The complementary color is #A592AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AC92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.