What color is #99B4C9?

#99B4C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B4C9?

The RGB value is 153, 180, 201: 153 red, 180 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B4C9?

The complementary color is #C9AE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B4C9 color

#99B4C9 rgb(153, 180, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99B4C9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 70.6% green and 78.8% blue (153, 180, 201).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#99B4C9 color codes

HEX	`#99B4C9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 180, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 70.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, -4.54, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 14.42, 251.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.998, 43.631, 61.561)`
Decimal	`10073289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B4C9, 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 #99B4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #99B4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b4c9; }
.text { color: #99b4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 180 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b4c9, #999cc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99B4C9?: #99B4C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B4C9?: The RGB value is 153, 180, 201: 153 red, 180 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B4C9?: The complementary color is #C9AE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.