What color is #99B998?

#99B998 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 #99B998?

The RGB value is 153, 185, 152: 153 red, 185 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B998?

The complementary color is #B898B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B998 color

#99B998 rgb(153, 185, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #99B998 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.5% green and 59.6% blue (153, 185, 152).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#99B998 color codes

HEX	`#99B998`
RGB	`rgb(153, 185, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, -17.26, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 21.74, 142.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.152, 43.736, 36.237)`
Decimal	`10074520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B998, 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 #99B998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #99B998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b998; }
.text { color: #99b998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 185 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b998, #98b9a8); }

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Questions

What color is #99B998?: #99B998 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 #99B998?: The RGB value is 153, 185, 152: 153 red, 185 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B998?: The complementary color is #B898B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.