What color is #A9C099?

#A9C099 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 #A9C099?

The RGB value is 169, 192, 153: 169 red, 192 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C099?

The complementary color is #B099C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C099 color

#A9C099 rgb(169, 192, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9C099 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 75.3% green and 60% blue (169, 192, 153).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#A9C099 color codes

HEX	`#A9C099`
RGB	`rgb(169, 192, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 75.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, -14.99, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 22.74, 131.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.961, 48.434, 37.322)`
Decimal	`11124889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C099, 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 #A9C099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #A9C099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c099; }
.text { color: #a9c099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 192 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c099, #99c09d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9C099?: #A9C099 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 #A9C099?: The RGB value is 169, 192, 153: 169 red, 192 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C099?: The complementary color is #B099C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.