What color is #99BE91?

#99BE91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BE91?

The RGB value is 153, 190, 145: 153 red, 190 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BE91?

The complementary color is #B691BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BE91 color

#99BE91 rgb(153, 190, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #99BE91 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 74.5% green and 56.9% blue (153, 190, 145).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#99BE91 color codes

HEX	`#99BE91`
RGB	`rgb(153, 190, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 74.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, -21.01, 18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 28.16, 138.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.66, 45.643, 33.661)`
Decimal	`10075793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BE91, 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 #99BE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #99BE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99be91; }
.text { color: #99be91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99be91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 190 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99be91, #91be9f); }

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Questions

What color is #99BE91?: #99BE91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BE91?: The RGB value is 153, 190, 145: 153 red, 190 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BE91?: The complementary color is #B691BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.