What color is #99B6C4?

#99B6C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B6C4?

The RGB value is 153, 182, 196: 153 red, 182 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B6C4?

The complementary color is #C4A799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B6C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B6C4 color

#99B6C4 rgb(153, 182, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B6C4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 71.4% green and 76.9% blue (153, 182, 196).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#99B6C4 color codes

HEX	`#99B6C4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 182, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 71.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -6.76, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 12.37, 236.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.826, 44.212, 58.649)`
Decimal	`10073796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B6C4, 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 #99B6C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B6C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #99B6C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b6c4; }
.text { color: #99b6c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b6c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 182 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b6c4, #99a1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99B6C4?: #99B6C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B6C4?: The RGB value is 153, 182, 196: 153 red, 182 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B6C4?: The complementary color is #C4A799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B6C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.