What color is #99B092?

#99B092 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 #99B092?

The RGB value is 153, 176, 146: 153 red, 176 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B092?

The complementary color is #A992B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B092 color

#99B092 rgb(153, 176, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B092 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 69% green and 57.3% blue (153, 176, 146).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#99B092 color codes

HEX	`#99B092`
RGB	`rgb(153, 176, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 69%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.4, -13.68, 12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.4, 18.7, 137.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.849, 39.898, 33.106)`
Decimal	`10072210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B092, 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 #99B092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #99B092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b092; }
.text { color: #99b092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 176 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b092, #92b09a); }

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Questions

What color is #99B092?: #99B092 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 #99B092?: The RGB value is 153, 176, 146: 153 red, 176 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B092?: The complementary color is #A992B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.