What color is #99B196?

#99B196 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 #99B196?

The RGB value is 153, 177, 150: 153 red, 177 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B196?

The complementary color is #AE96B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B196 color

#99B196 rgb(153, 177, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B196 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 69.4% green and 58.8% blue (153, 177, 150).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#99B196 color codes

HEX	`#99B196`
RGB	`rgb(153, 177, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 69.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.77, -13.49, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.77, 17.45, 140.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.363, 40.418, 34.839)`
Decimal	`10072470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B196, 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 #99B196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #99B196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b196; }
.text { color: #99b196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 177 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b196, #96b1a1); }

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Questions

What color is #99B196?: #99B196 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 #99B196?: The RGB value is 153, 177, 150: 153 red, 177 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B196?: The complementary color is #AE96B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.