What color is #99C495?

#99C495 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 #99C495?

The RGB value is 153, 196, 149: 153 red, 196 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C495?

The complementary color is #C095C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C495 color

#99C495 rgb(153, 196, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C495 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 76.9% green and 58.4% blue (153, 196, 149).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#99C495 color codes

HEX	`#99C495`
RGB	`rgb(153, 196, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 76.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.09, -23.32, 19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.09, 30.12, 140.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.3, 48.421, 35.756)`
Decimal	`10077333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C495, 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 #99C495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #99C495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c495; }
.text { color: #99c495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 196 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c495, #95c4a9); }

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Questions

What color is #99C495?: #99C495 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 #99C495?: The RGB value is 153, 196, 149: 153 red, 196 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C495?: The complementary color is #C095C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.