What color is #99BF92?

#99BF92 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 #99BF92?

The RGB value is 153, 191, 146: 153 red, 191 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BF92?

The complementary color is #B892BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BF92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BF92 color

#99BF92 rgb(153, 191, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #99BF92 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 74.9% green and 57.3% blue (153, 191, 146).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% 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 10.22:1).

#99BF92 color codes

HEX	`#99BF92`
RGB	`rgb(153, 191, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 74.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.62, -21.34, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.62, 28.33, 138.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.955, 46.108, 34.141)`
Decimal	`10076050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BF92, 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 #99BF92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BF92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #99BF92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bf92; }
.text { color: #99bf92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bf92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 191 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bf92, #92bfa1); }

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Questions

What color is #99BF92?: #99BF92 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 #99BF92?: The RGB value is 153, 191, 146: 153 red, 191 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BF92?: The complementary color is #B892BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BF92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.