What color is #99CE93?

#99CE93 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99CE93?

The RGB value is 153, 206, 147: 153 red, 206 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99CE93?

The complementary color is #C893CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CE93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99CE93 color

#99CE93 rgb(153, 206, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #99CE93 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 80.8% green and 57.6% blue (153, 206, 147).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#99CE93 color codes

HEX	`#99CE93`
RGB	`rgb(153, 206, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 80.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -28.52, 23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 37.25, 139.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.473, 53.02, 35.7)`
Decimal	`10079891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99CE93, 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 #99CE93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CE93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #99CE93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ce93; }
.text { color: #99ce93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ce93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 206 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ce93, #93ceab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #99CE93?: #99CE93 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99CE93?: The RGB value is 153, 206, 147: 153 red, 206 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99CE93?: The complementary color is #C893CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CE93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.