What color is #99FFEE?

#99FFEE is a light, vivid spring green known as Hello Winter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hello Winter?

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

What is the complementary color of Hello Winter?

The complementary color is #FF99AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99FFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hello Winter color: hex code #99FFEE

#99FFEE rgb(153, 255, 238)

Shades of teal

Hello Winter has the hex code #99FFEE. It is a light, vivid spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 170°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

Hello Winter (#99FFEE) color codes

HEX	`#99FFEE`
RGB	`rgb(153, 255, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 100%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.65, -33.65, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.65, 33.67, 182.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.324, 84.461, 93.785)`
Decimal	`10092526`
Short hex	`#9FE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hello Winter, 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 #99FFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99FFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #99FFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #99FFEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99FFEE?: #99FFEE is a light, vivid spring green known as Hello Winter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hello Winter?: The RGB value is 153, 255, 238: 153 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hello Winter?: The complementary color is #FF99AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99FFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.