What color is #99B290?

#99B290 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B290?

The RGB value is 153, 178, 144: 153 red, 178 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B290?

The complementary color is #A990B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B290 color

#99B290 rgb(153, 178, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B290 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 69.8% green and 56.5% blue (153, 178, 144).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#99B290 color codes

HEX	`#99B290`
RGB	`rgb(153, 178, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 69.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.91, -15.07, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.91, 20.96, 135.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.09, 40.626, 32.426)`
Decimal	`10072720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B290, 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 #99B290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #99B290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b290; }
.text { color: #99b290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 178 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b290, #90b298); }

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Questions

What color is #99B290?: #99B290 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B290?: The RGB value is 153, 178, 144: 153 red, 178 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B290?: The complementary color is #A990B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.