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#99BC8B closest to Norway

#99BC8B is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Norway. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.7% green and 54.5% blue (rgb(153, 188, 139)). Its HSL value is 103° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. #99BC8B is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.92:1.

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Variations of #99BC8B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#99BC8B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#99BC8B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99BC8B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAB18D
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B488
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B68A
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAB18D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1B58C
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #98B8AF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #98BB9D
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACB5A9

#99BC8B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#99BC8B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.92:1 Very good#99BC8B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BC8B in CSS

/* Norway */
.color { color: #99BC8B; }
.background { background-color: #99BC8B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BC8B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 139);
color: hsl(103 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.757 0.078 136.9);

#99BC8B FAQ

What color is #99BC8B?

#99BC8B is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Norway. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BC8B?

#99BC8B is rgb(153, 188, 139) in RGB, hsl(103, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BC8B?

The complementary color of #99BC8B is #AE8BBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BC8B?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BC8B: 9.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BC8B a warm or cool color?

#99BC8B is a cool color.