What color is #99C097?

#99C097 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C097?

The RGB value is 153, 192, 151: 153 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C097?

The complementary color is #BE97C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C097 color

#99C097 rgb(153, 192, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C097 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 75.3% green and 59.2% blue (153, 192, 151).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#99C097 color codes

HEX	`#99C097`
RGB	`rgb(153, 192, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 75.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, -20.98, 16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 26.68, 141.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.571, 46.705, 36.308)`
Decimal	`10076311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C097, 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 #99C097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #99C097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c097; }
.text { color: #99c097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 192 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c097, #97c0aa); }

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Questions

What color is #99C097?: #99C097 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C097?: The RGB value is 153, 192, 151: 153 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C097?: The complementary color is #BE97C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.