What color is #99B89D?

#99B89D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B89D?

The RGB value is 153, 184, 157: 153 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B89D?

The complementary color is #B899B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B89D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B89D color

#99B89D rgb(153, 184, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B89D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.2% green and 61.6% blue (153, 184, 157).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#99B89D color codes

HEX	`#99B89D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 184, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.88, -15.84, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.88, 18.87, 147.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.362, 43.487, 38.37)`
Decimal	`10074269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B89D, 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 #99B89D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B89D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #99B89D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b89d; }
.text { color: #99b89d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b89d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 184 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b89d, #99b8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #99B89D?: #99B89D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B89D?: The RGB value is 153, 184, 157: 153 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B89D?: The complementary color is #B899B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B89D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.