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Recognised as Colour

#99B89B

  • #99B89B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#99B89B is a green with RGB values 153, 184, 155 and HSL 124°, 18%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#99B89B#99B89B
HEX#99B89B
RGBrgb(153, 184, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7216, 0.6078
RGB percentages60%, 72.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(123.9, 17.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.9, 16.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 15.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,074,267
CSS custom property--colour: #99B89B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#664764

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B9B299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AF9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#96B6B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B899B6
Analogous#A6B899, #99B8AB
Triadic#9B99B8, #B89B99
Split complementary#AB99B8, #B899A7
Tetradic#99A7B8, #B899B6, #B8AB99

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7F3
Lighter +20%#D5E2D6
Lighter +10%#B7CDB8
Darker −10%#7BA37E
Darker −20%#608B63
Darker −30%#4C6C4E
Darker −40%#374E38
More saturated +25%#83CE88
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R153
G184
B155
Red153 (60%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue123.87°
Saturation (HSL)17.92%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G B8 · B 9B

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