What color is #99DB93?

#99DB93 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99DB93?

The RGB value is 153, 219, 147: 153 red, 219 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99DB93?

The complementary color is #D593DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99DB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99DB93 color

#99DB93 rgb(153, 219, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #99DB93 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 85.9% green and 57.6% blue (153, 219, 147).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#99DB93 color codes

HEX	`#99DB93`
RGB	`rgb(153, 219, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 85.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.59, -34.63, 28.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.59, 45.14, 140.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.733, 59.54, 36.786)`
Decimal	`10083219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99DB93, 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 #99DB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99DB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #99DB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99db93; }
.text { color: #99db93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99db93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 219 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99db93, #93dbb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #99DB93?: #99DB93 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99DB93?: The RGB value is 153, 219, 147: 153 red, 219 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99DB93?: The complementary color is #D593DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99DB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.