What color is #99D47E?

#99D47E is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99D47E?

The RGB value is 153, 212, 126: 153 red, 212 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D47E?

The complementary color is #B97ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D47E?

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.

#99D47E color

#99D47E rgb(153, 212, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #99D47E is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 83.1% green and 49.4% blue (153, 212, 126).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 50% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#99D47E color codes

HEX	`#99D47E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 212, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 83.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 50%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 41%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 41%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, -34.48, 36.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 50.29, 133.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.445, 55.364, 28.29)`
Decimal	`10081406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D47E, 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 #99D47E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D47E 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 #99D47E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d47e; }
.text { color: #99d47e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d47e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 212 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d47e, #7ed48e); }

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Questions

What color is #99D47E?: #99D47E is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99D47E?: The RGB value is 153, 212, 126: 153 red, 212 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D47E?: The complementary color is #B97ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D47E?: 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.