What color is #99AD8A?

#99AD8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AD8A?

The RGB value is 153, 173, 138: 153 red, 173 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AD8A?

The complementary color is #9E8AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AD8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AD8A color

#99AD8A rgb(153, 173, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AD8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.8% green and 54.1% blue (153, 173, 138).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#99AD8A color codes

HEX	`#99AD8A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 173, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, -13.48, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 20.7, 130.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.667, 38.494, 29.749)`
Decimal	`10071434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AD8A, 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 #99AD8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AD8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #99AD8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ad8a; }
.text { color: #99ad8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ad8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 173 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ad8a, #8aad8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99AD8A?: #99AD8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AD8A?: The RGB value is 153, 173, 138: 153 red, 173 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AD8A?: The complementary color is #9E8AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AD8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.