What color is #99AE7F?

#99AE7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AE7F?

The RGB value is 153, 174, 127: 153 red, 174 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AE7F?

The complementary color is #947FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AE7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AE7F color

#99AE7F rgb(153, 174, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AE7F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.2% green and 49.8% blue (153, 174, 127).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#99AE7F color codes

HEX	`#99AE7F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 174, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, -15.77, 21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 26.89, 125.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.103, 38.576, 25.829)`
Decimal	`10071679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AE7F, 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 #99AE7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AE7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #99AE7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ae7f; }
.text { color: #99ae7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ae7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 174 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ae7f, #82ae7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99AE7F?: #99AE7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AE7F?: The RGB value is 153, 174, 127: 153 red, 174 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AE7F?: The complementary color is #947FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AE7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.