What color is #99B88C?

#99B88C 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 #99B88C?

The RGB value is 153, 184, 140: 153 red, 184 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B88C?

The complementary color is #AB8CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B88C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B88C color

#99B88C rgb(153, 184, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B88C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.2% green and 54.9% blue (153, 184, 140).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#99B88C color codes

HEX	`#99B88C`
RGB	`rgb(153, 184, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, -18.82, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 26.72, 134.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.01, 42.946, 31.251)`
Decimal	`10074252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B88C, 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 #99B88C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B88C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #99B88C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b88c; }
.text { color: #99b88c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b88c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 184 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b88c, #8cb895); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99B88C?: #99B88C 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 #99B88C?: The RGB value is 153, 184, 140: 153 red, 184 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B88C?: The complementary color is #AB8CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B88C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.