What color is #99B490?

#99B490 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B490?

The RGB value is 153, 180, 144: 153 red, 180 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B490?

The complementary color is #AB90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B490 color

#99B490 rgb(153, 180, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B490 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 70.6% green and 56.5% blue (153, 180, 144).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#99B490 color codes

HEX	`#99B490`
RGB	`rgb(153, 180, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 70.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.47, -16.1, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.47, 22.25, 136.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.491, 41.428, 32.559)`
Decimal	`10073232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B490, 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 #99B490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #99B490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b490; }
.text { color: #99b490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 180 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b490, #90b499); }

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Questions

What color is #99B490?: #99B490 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B490?: The RGB value is 153, 180, 144: 153 red, 180 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B490?: The complementary color is #AB90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.