What color is #99B8B6?

#99B8B6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99B8B6?

The RGB value is 153, 184, 182: 153 red, 184 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99B8B6?

The complementary color is #B8999B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99B8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99B8B6 color

#99B8B6 rgb(153, 184, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #99B8B6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 72.2% green and 71.4% blue (153, 184, 182).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#99B8B6 color codes

HEX	`#99B8B6`
RGB	`rgb(153, 184, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 72.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, -10.88, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 11.16, 192.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.719, 44.43, 50.783)`
Decimal	`10074294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99B8B6, 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 #99B8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99B8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #99B8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99b8b6; }
.text { color: #99b8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99b8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 184 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99b8b6, #99abb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99B8B6?: #99B8B6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99B8B6?: The RGB value is 153, 184, 182: 153 red, 184 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99B8B6?: The complementary color is #B8999B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99B8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.