What color is #99AF97?

#99AF97 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 #99AF97?

The RGB value is 153, 175, 151: 153 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AF97?

The complementary color is #AD97AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AF97 color

#99AF97 rgb(153, 175, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AF97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 68.6% green and 59.2% blue (153, 175, 151).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#99AF97 color codes

HEX	`#99AF97`
RGB	`rgb(153, 175, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 68.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, -12.26, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 15.68, 141.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.052, 39.666, 35.134)`
Decimal	`10071959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AF97, 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 #99AF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #99AF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99af97; }
.text { color: #99af97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99af97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 175 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99af97, #97afa1); }

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Questions

What color is #99AF97?: #99AF97 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 #99AF97?: The RGB value is 153, 175, 151: 153 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AF97?: The complementary color is #AD97AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.