What color is #99D089?

#99D089 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 #99D089?

The RGB value is 153, 208, 137: 153 red, 208 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D089?

The complementary color is #C089D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99D089 color

#99D089 rgb(153, 208, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #99D089 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 81.6% green and 53.7% blue (153, 208, 137).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#99D089 color codes

HEX	`#99D089`
RGB	`rgb(153, 208, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 81.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 34%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, -31.04, 29.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 42.97, 136.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.207, 53.689, 31.907)`
Decimal	`10080393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D089, 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 #99D089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #99D089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d089; }
.text { color: #99d089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 208 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d089, #89d09d); }

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Questions

What color is #99D089?: #99D089 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 #99D089?: The RGB value is 153, 208, 137: 153 red, 208 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D089?: The complementary color is #C089D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.