What color is #99B9AF?

#99B9AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B9AF?

The RGB value is 153, 185, 175: 153 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B9AF?

The complementary color is #B999A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B9AF color

#99B9AF rgb(153, 185, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B9AF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.5% green and 68.6% blue (153, 185, 175).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#99B9AF color codes

HEX	`#99B9AF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 185, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.6, -12.86, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.6, 12.94, 173.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.222, 44.564, 47.137)`
Decimal	`10074543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B9AF, 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 #99B9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #99B9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b9af; }
.text { color: #99b9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 185 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b9af, #99b3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99B9AF?: #99B9AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B9AF?: The RGB value is 153, 185, 175: 153 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B9AF?: The complementary color is #B999A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.