What color is #99B843?

#99B843 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B843?

The RGB value is 153, 184, 67: 153 red, 184 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B843?

The complementary color is #6243B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B843?

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.

#99B843 color

#99B843 rgb(153, 184, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B843 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.2% green and 26.3% blue (153, 184, 67).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Limolicious (#97B73A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#99B843 color codes

HEX	`#99B843`
RGB	`rgb(153, 184, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 64%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 64%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, -27.58, 54.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 60.77, 116.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.291, 41.458, 11.663)`
Decimal	`10074179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B843, 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 #99B843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B843 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 #99B843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b843; }
.text { color: #99b843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 184 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b843, #5fb843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #99B843?: #99B843 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B843?: The RGB value is 153, 184, 67: 153 red, 184 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B843?: The complementary color is #6243B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B843?: 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.