What color is #99BA87?

#99BA87 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BA87?

The RGB value is 153, 186, 135: 153 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BA87?

The complementary color is #A887BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BA87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BA87 color

#99BA87 rgb(153, 186, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #99BA87 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.9% green and 52.9% blue (153, 186, 135).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#99BA87 color codes

HEX	`#99BA87`
RGB	`rgb(153, 186, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -20.64, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 30.38, 132.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.068, 43.639, 29.493)`
Decimal	`10074759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BA87, 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 #99BA87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BA87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #99BA87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ba87; }
.text { color: #99ba87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ba87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 186 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ba87, #87ba8f); }

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Questions

What color is #99BA87?: #99BA87 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BA87?: The RGB value is 153, 186, 135: 153 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BA87?: The complementary color is #A887BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BA87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.