#99a96d Color Information

#99a96d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #99a96d. In RGB, it consists of 60.0% Red, 66.3% Green, and 42.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 9.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 35.5% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 76.0°, with saturation of 25.9% and lightness of 54.5%. The decimal value for #99a96d is 10070381, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #99a96d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#99a96d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color153, 169, 109 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color60.0%, 66.3%, 42.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.400, 0.337, 0.573 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.095, 0, 0.355, 0.337 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color76.0°, 25.9%, 54.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color76.0°, 35.5%, 66.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color30.085, 36.252, 19.880 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color109, 169, 125 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10070381 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color66.712, -15.764, 29.146 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)66.712, 33.137, 118.407 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color66.712, -6.835, 40.488 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.210, -16.176, 22.571 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.349, 0.420, 36.252 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288260461 / 0xff99a96d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #99a96d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #99a96d, its pure hue is 76.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.9%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #99a96d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #13150e to #86945f.

Tints of #99a96d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #99a96d, its pure hue is 76.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.9%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #99a96d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a6b47f to #f2f4ed.

Tones of #99a96d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #99a96d, its pure hue is 76.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #99a96d, which range from #8b8b8b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c1ff17 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #99a96d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #99a96d! For #99a96d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #99a96d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #99a96d

This color, #99a96d, consists of 60.0% Red, 66.3% Green, and 42.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 153, Green = 169, Blue = 109. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #99a96d is 9.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 35.5% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R60.0%
C9.5%
G66.3%
M0.0%
B42.7%
Y35.5%
K33.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 153 169 109
Octal 231 251 155
Hexa #99 #a9 #6d
Binary 10011001 10101001 01101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 9 0 35 33
Octal 11 0 43 41
Hexa #09 #00 #23 #21
Binary 00001001 00000000 00100011 00100001

Analogous Colors of #99a96d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #99a96d — which has hue 76.0° — its analogous colors are located at 46.0° and 106.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99a96d.

Triadic Colors of #99a96d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #99a96d — which has hue 76.0° — its triadic colors are located at 76.0° and 316.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99a96d.

Complementary Color of #99a96d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #99a96d — which has hue 76.0° — its complementary color is located at 256.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99a96d.

Split Complementary Colors of #99a96d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #99a96d — which has hue 76.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 76.0° and 286.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99a96d.

Tetradic Colors of #99a96d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #99a96d — which has hue 76.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 346.0°, 76.0°, 166.0°, and 256.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99a96d.

Monochromatic Colors of #99a96d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #99a96d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #565b47 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d0dcaf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #99a96d

We want to make getting started with #99a96d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #99a96d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #99a96d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #99a96d with other HTML elements.

#99a96d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #99a96d.
<span style="color: #99a96d;">The color of this text is #99a96d.</span>

#99a96d Background Color

The background color for this text is #99a96d.
<div style="background-color: #99a96d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #99a96d.</div>

#99a96d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #99a96d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #99a96d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #99a96d.</span>

#99a96d Border Color

This is a div with border color #99a96d.
<div style="border: #99a96d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #99a96d.</div>

#99a96d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #99a96d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #99a96d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #99a96d on a white background.</div></div>

#99a96d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #99a96d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #99a96d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #99a96d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #99a96d to White

This is a gradient from #99a96d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#99a96d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#99a96d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#99a96d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#99a96d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #99a96d to white.</div>

Gradient from #99a96d to Black

This is a gradient from #99a96d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#99a96d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#99a96d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#99a96d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#99a96d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #99a96d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #99a96d

In addition to using #99a96d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #99a96d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #99a96d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 153, Green = 169, Blue = 109). If you need details about the color coordinates of #99a96d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #99a96d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(153, 169, 109)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #99a96d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #99a96d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #99a96d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(153, 169, 109);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#99a96d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:153, green:169, blue:109, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:153 green:169 blue:109 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(153f, 169f, 109f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(153, 169, 109);
 

#99a96d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #99a96d the same way. For those with color blindness, #99a96d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #99a96d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #99a96d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #99a96d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #99a96d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #99a96d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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