What color is #99AE9A?

#99AE9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AE9A?

The RGB value is 153, 174, 154: 153 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AE9A?

The complementary color is #AE99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AE9A color

#99AE9A rgb(153, 174, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AE9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.2% green and 60.4% blue (153, 174, 154).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#99AE9A color codes

HEX	`#99AE9A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 174, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, -11.18, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 13.65, 145.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.104, 39.377, 36.369)`
Decimal	`10071706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AE9A, 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 #99AE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #99AE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ae9a; }
.text { color: #99ae9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ae9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 174 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ae9a, #99aea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #99AE9A?: #99AE9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AE9A?: The RGB value is 153, 174, 154: 153 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AE9A?: The complementary color is #AE99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.