What color is #99EEFF?

#99EEFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Alpine Expedition?

The RGB value is 153, 238, 255: 153 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Alpine Expedition?

The complementary color is #FFAA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99EEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Alpine Expedition color: hex code #99EEFF

#99EEFF rgb(153, 238, 255)

Shades of teal

Alpine Expedition has the hex code #99EEFF. It is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 93.3% green and 100% blue (153, 238, 255).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

Alpine Expedition (#99EEFF) color codes

HEX	`#99EEFF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 238, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 93.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.46, -21.5, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.46, 26.97, 217.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.755, 75.137, 105.837)`
Decimal	`10088191`
Short hex	`#9EF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Alpine Expedition, 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 #99EEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99EEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #99EEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99eeff; }
.text { color: #99eeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99eeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 238 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99eeff, #99bbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

See #99EEFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99EEFF?: #99EEFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Alpine Expedition?: The RGB value is 153, 238, 255: 153 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Alpine Expedition?: The complementary color is #FFAA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99EEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.