What color is #99C1AD?

#99C1AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C1AD?

The RGB value is 153, 193, 173: 153 red, 193 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C1AD?

The complementary color is #C199AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C1AD color

#99C1AD rgb(153, 193, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C1AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 75.7% green and 67.8% blue (153, 193, 173).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#99C1AD color codes

HEX	`#99C1AD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 193, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 75.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.78, -17.39, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.78, 18.3, 161.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.748, 47.928, 46.684)`
Decimal	`10076589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C1AD, 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 #99C1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #99C1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c1ad; }
.text { color: #99c1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 193 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c1ad, #99c1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #99C1AD?: #99C1AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C1AD?: The RGB value is 153, 193, 173: 153 red, 193 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C1AD?: The complementary color is #C199AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.