What color is #99C884?

#99C884 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C884?

The RGB value is 153, 200, 132: 153 red, 200 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C884?

The complementary color is #B384C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C884 color

#99C884 rgb(153, 200, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C884 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 78.4% green and 51.8% blue (153, 200, 132).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#99C884 color codes

HEX	`#99C884`
RGB	`rgb(153, 200, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 78.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.91, -27.98, 29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.91, 40.41, 133.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.955, 49.746, 29.427)`
Decimal	`10078340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C884, 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 #99C884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #99C884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c884; }
.text { color: #99c884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 200 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c884, #84c891); }

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Questions

What color is #99C884?: #99C884 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C884?: The RGB value is 153, 200, 132: 153 red, 200 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C884?: The complementary color is #B384C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.