What color is #99EEEE?

#99EEEE is a light, moderate cyan known as Freezy Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Freezy Breezy?

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

What is the complementary color of Freezy Breezy?

The complementary color is #EE9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99EEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Freezy Breezy color: hex code #99EEEE

#99EEEE rgb(153, 238, 238)

Shades of teal

Freezy Breezy has the hex code #99EEEE. It is a light, moderate cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

Freezy Breezy (#99EEEE) color codes

HEX	`#99EEEE`
RGB	`rgb(153, 238, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 93.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.97, -25.58, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.97, 26.85, 197.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.138, 74.091, 92.057)`
Decimal	`10088174`
Short hex	`#9EE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Freezy Breezy, 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 #99EEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99EEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #99EEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99eeee; }
.text { color: #99eeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99eeee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 238 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99eeee, #99c3ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #99EEEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99EEEE?: #99EEEE is a light, moderate cyan known as Freezy Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Freezy Breezy?: The RGB value is 153, 238, 238: 153 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Freezy Breezy?: The complementary color is #EE9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99EEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.