What color is #99BEB1?

#99BEB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BEB1?

The RGB value is 153, 190, 177: 153 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BEB1?

The complementary color is #BE99A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BEB1 color

#99BEB1 rgb(153, 190, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #99BEB1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 74.5% green and 69.4% blue (153, 190, 177).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#99BEB1 color codes

HEX	`#99BEB1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 190, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 74.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.04, -15.04, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.04, 15.25, 170.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.484, 46.772, 48.534)`
Decimal	`10075825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BEB1, 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 #99BEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #99BEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99beb1; }
.text { color: #99beb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99beb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 190 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99beb1, #99b8be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99BEB1?: #99BEB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BEB1?: The RGB value is 153, 190, 177: 153 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BEB1?: The complementary color is #BE99A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.