What color is #99DDCC?

#99DDCC is a light, moderate spring green known as Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tropical Freeze?

The RGB value is 153, 221, 204: 153 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tropical Freeze?

The complementary color is #DD99AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99DDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tropical Freeze color: hex code #99DDCC

#99DDCC rgb(153, 221, 204)

Shades of teal

Tropical Freeze has the hex code #99DDCC. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 86.7% green and 80% blue (153, 221, 204).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 50% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

Tropical Freeze (#99DDCC) color codes

HEX	`#99DDCC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 221, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 86.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 50%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.36, -24.95, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.36, 24.99, 176.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.889, 62.842, 66.616)`
Decimal	`10083788`
Short hex	`#9DC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tropical Freeze, 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 #99DDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99DDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #99DDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ddcc; }
.text { color: #99ddcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ddcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 221 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ddcc, #99ccdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

See #99DDCC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99DDCC?: #99DDCC is a light, moderate spring green known as Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tropical Freeze?: The RGB value is 153, 221, 204: 153 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tropical Freeze?: The complementary color is #DD99AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99DDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.