What color is #99C1CC?

#99C1CC is a light, desaturated cyan known as Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aquatic?

The RGB value is 153, 193, 204: 153 red, 193 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aquatic?

The complementary color is #CCA499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aquatic color: hex code #99C1CC

#99C1CC rgb(153, 193, 204)

Shades of teal

Aquatic has the hex code #99C1CC. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 75.7% green and 80% blue (153, 193, 204).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

Aquatic (#99C1CC) color codes

HEX	`#99C1CC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 193, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 75.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -10.77, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 14.61, 222.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.103, 49.27, 64.354)`
Decimal	`10076620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aquatic, 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 #99C1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #99C1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c1cc; }
.text { color: #99c1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 193 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c1cc, #99a7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

See #99C1CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99C1CC?: #99C1CC is a light, desaturated cyan known as Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aquatic?: The RGB value is 153, 193, 204: 153 red, 193 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aquatic?: The complementary color is #CCA499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.