What color is #99FFFF?

#99FFFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Ice Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ice Blue?

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

What is the complementary color of Ice Blue?

The complementary color is #FF9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99FFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.1:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ice Blue color: hex code #99FFFF

#99FFFF rgb(153, 255, 255)

Shades of teal

Ice Blue has the hex code #99FFFF. It is a light, vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

Ice Blue (#99FFFF) color codes

HEX	`#99FFFF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 255, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 100%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.1, -29.72, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.1, 31.16, 197.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.94, 85.507, 107.565)`
Decimal	`10092543`
Short hex	`#9FF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ice Blue, 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 #99FFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99FFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	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 #99FFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

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Border

Similar colors

See #99FFFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99FFFF?: #99FFFF is a light, vivid cyan known as Ice Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ice Blue?: The RGB value is 153, 255, 255: 153 red, 255 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ice Blue?: The complementary color is #FF9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99FFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.1:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.