What color is #A9BD99?

#A9BD99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BD99?

The RGB value is 169, 189, 153: 169 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BD99?

The complementary color is #AD99BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BD99 color

#A9BD99 rgb(169, 189, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9BD99 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 74.1% green and 60% blue (169, 189, 153).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#A9BD99 color codes

HEX	`#A9BD99`
RGB	`rgb(169, 189, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 74.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, -13.45, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 20.86, 130.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.309, 47.13, 37.104)`
Decimal	`11124121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BD99, 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 #A9BD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #A9BD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9bd99; }
.text { color: #a9bd99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9bd99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 189 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9bd99, #99bd9b); }

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Questions

What color is #A9BD99?: #A9BD99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BD99?: The RGB value is 169, 189, 153: 169 red, 189 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BD99?: The complementary color is #AD99BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.