What color is #99D29F?

#99D29F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99D29F?

The RGB value is 153, 210, 159: 153 red, 210 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D29F?

The complementary color is #D299CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99D29F color

#99D29F rgb(153, 210, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #99D29F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 82.4% green and 62.4% blue (153, 210, 159).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#99D29F color codes

HEX	`#99D29F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 210, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 82.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 24%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, -28.41, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 34.47, 145.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.44, 55.367, 41.245)`
Decimal	`10080927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D29F, 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 #99D29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #99D29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d29f; }
.text { color: #99d29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 210 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d29f, #99d2bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #99D29F?: #99D29F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99D29F?: The RGB value is 153, 210, 159: 153 red, 210 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D29F?: The complementary color is #D299CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.