What color is #99C491?

#99C491 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 #99C491?

The RGB value is 153, 196, 145: 153 red, 196 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C491?

The complementary color is #BC91C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C491 color

#99C491 rgb(153, 196, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C491 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 76.9% green and 56.9% blue (153, 196, 145).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#99C491 color codes

HEX	`#99C491`
RGB	`rgb(153, 196, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 76.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, -23.99, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 31.94, 138.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.986, 48.295, 34.103)`
Decimal	`10077329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C491, 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 #99C491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #99C491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c491; }
.text { color: #99c491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 196 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c491, #91c4a3); }

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Questions

What color is #99C491?: #99C491 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 #99C491?: The RGB value is 153, 196, 145: 153 red, 196 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C491?: The complementary color is #BC91C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.