What color is #99CCEE?

#99CCEE is a light, moderate azure known as Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fail Whale?

The RGB value is 153, 204, 238: 153 red, 204 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fail Whale?

The complementary color is #EEBB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fail Whale color: hex code #99CCEE

#99CCEE rgb(153, 204, 238)

Shades of blue

Fail Whale has the hex code #99CCEE. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 80% green and 93.3% blue (153, 204, 238).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

Fail Whale (#99CCEE) color codes

HEX	`#99CCEE`
RGB	`rgb(153, 204, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 80%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, -8.39, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 23.61, 249.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.157, 56.128, 89.063)`
Decimal	`10079470`
Short hex	`#9CE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fail Whale, 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 #99CCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #99CCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ccee; }
.text { color: #99ccee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ccee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 204 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ccee, #99a1ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #99CCEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99CCEE?: #99CCEE is a light, moderate azure known as Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fail Whale?: The RGB value is 153, 204, 238: 153 red, 204 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fail Whale?: The complementary color is #EEBB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.