What color is #99C5C4?

#99C5C4 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Turquoise?

The RGB value is 153, 197, 196: 153 red, 197 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Turquoise?

The complementary color is #C5999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Turquoise color: hex code #99C5C4

#99C5C4 rgb(153, 197, 196)

Shades of teal

Pastel Turquoise has the hex code #99C5C4. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 77.3% green and 76.9% blue (153, 197, 196).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4) color codes

HEX	`#99C5C4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 197, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 77.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, -14.64, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 15.24, 196.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.064, 50.689, 59.729)`
Decimal	`10077636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Turquoise, 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 #99C5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #99C5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c5c4; }
.text { color: #99c5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 197 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c5c4, #99b0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

See #99C5C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99C5C4?: #99C5C4 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Turquoise?: The RGB value is 153, 197, 196: 153 red, 197 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Turquoise?: The complementary color is #C5999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.