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#99BD9B Color

#99BD9B is rgb(153, 189, 155) in RGB, hsl(123, 21%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99BD9B
HEX#99BD9B
RGBrgb(153, 189, 155)
HSLhsl(123, 21%, 67%)
HSVhsv(123, 19%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.062 146.4)
LABlab(73.26% -17.57 13.09)
LCHlch(73.26% 21.91 143.32)

What #99BD9B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #99BD9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.03Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.71Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.51Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.21Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#99BD9B Channel Values

How #99BD9B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 189 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 21% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 19% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99BD9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99BD9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99BD9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99BD9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99BD9B
Complementary
#BD99BB
Analogous
#A9BD99
Analogous
#99BDAD
Triadic
#9B99BD
Triadic
#BD9B99
Split comp.
#AD99BD
Split comp.
#BD99A9

Tints & Shades of #99BD9B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6C5A7
#B5CFB6
#C1D7C2
#D1E1D2
#DDE9DE
#ECF3ED

Shades

#7DAA80
#639765
#517B53
#3E6040
#2C442D
#1A281B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99BD9B.

How #99BD9B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#99BD9B
Protanopia#B7B79B
Protanomaly#ACBA9B
Deuteranopia#B2B29C
Deuteranomaly#A9B79C
Tritanopia#9EB9B9
Tritanomaly#9CBBAE
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #99BD9B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-99bd9b: #99BD9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99BD9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99bd9b': '#99BD9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.741, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_99bd9b">#99BD9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#99BD9B"

More Green Colors

#99BD9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#99BD9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99BD9B?

#99BD9B is a light green — rgb(153, 189, 155) in RGB and hsl(123, 21%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #99BD9B?

#99BD9B is rgb(153, 189, 155) — red 153, green 189, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99BD9B?

#99BD9B converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99BD9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99BD9B scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99BD9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99BD9B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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