What color is #99C094?

#99C094 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 #99C094?

The RGB value is 153, 192, 148: 153 red, 192 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C094?

The complementary color is #BB94C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C094 color

#99C094 rgb(153, 192, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C094 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 75.3% green and 58% blue (153, 192, 148).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% 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 10.32:1).

#99C094 color codes

HEX	`#99C094`
RGB	`rgb(153, 192, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 75.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.94, -21.5, 18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.94, 28.05, 140.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.33, 46.609, 35.041)`
Decimal	`10076308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C094, 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 #99C094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #99C094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c094; }
.text { color: #99c094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 192 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c094, #94c0a5); }

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Questions

What color is #99C094?: #99C094 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 #99C094?: The RGB value is 153, 192, 148: 153 red, 192 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C094?: The complementary color is #BB94C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.