What color is #99EFB9?

#99EFB9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99EFB9?

The RGB value is 153, 239, 185: 153 red, 239 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99EFB9?

The complementary color is #EF99CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99EFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99EFB9 color

#99EFB9 rgb(153, 239, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #99EFB9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 93.7% green and 72.5% blue (153, 239, 185).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 73% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#99EFB9 color codes

HEX	`#99EFB9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 239, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 93.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 73%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 36%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 23%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.97, -37.24, 18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.97, 41.39, 154.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.757, 72.005, 57.008)`
Decimal	`10088377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99EFB9, 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 #99EFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99EFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #99EFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99efb9; }
.text { color: #99efb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99efb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 239 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99efb9, #99efe4); }

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Questions

What color is #99EFB9?: #99EFB9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99EFB9?: The RGB value is 153, 239, 185: 153 red, 239 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99EFB9?: The complementary color is #EF99CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99EFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.