What color is #99B4AA?

#99B4AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B4AA?

The RGB value is 153, 180, 170: 153 red, 180 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B4AA?

The complementary color is #B499A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B4AA color

#99B4AA rgb(153, 180, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B4AA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 70.6% green and 66.7% blue (153, 180, 170).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#99B4AA color codes

HEX	`#99B4AA`
RGB	`rgb(153, 180, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 70.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.09, -11.25, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.09, 11.43, 169.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.712, 42.316, 44.256)`
Decimal	`10073258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B4AA, 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 #99B4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #99B4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b4aa; }
.text { color: #99b4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 180 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b4aa, #99b1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99B4AA?: #99B4AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B4AA?: The RGB value is 153, 180, 170: 153 red, 180 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B4AA?: The complementary color is #B499A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.