What color is #99B3CC?

#99B3CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B3CC?

The RGB value is 153, 179, 204: 153 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B3CC?

The complementary color is #CCB299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B3CC color

#99B3CC rgb(153, 179, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99B3CC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 70.2% green and 80% blue (153, 179, 204).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blues White Shoes (#99BADD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#99B3CC color codes

HEX	`#99B3CC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 179, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 70.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, -3.3, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 15.94, 258.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.153, 43.371, 63.371)`
Decimal	`10073036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B3CC, 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 #99B3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #99B3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b3cc; }
.text { color: #99b3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 179 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b3cc, #9999cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99B3CC?: #99B3CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B3CC?: The RGB value is 153, 179, 204: 153 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B3CC?: The complementary color is #CCB299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.