What color is #99BCB4?

#99BCB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BCB4?

The RGB value is 153, 188, 180: 153 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BCB4?

The complementary color is #BC99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BCB4 color

#99BCB4 rgb(153, 188, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99BCB4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 73.7% green and 70.6% blue (153, 188, 180).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#99BCB4 color codes

HEX	`#99BCB4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 188, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 73.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, -13.39, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 13.39, 179.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.356, 46.033, 49.983)`
Decimal	`10075316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BCB4, 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 #99BCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #99BCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bcb4; }
.text { color: #99bcb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bcb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 188 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bcb4, #99b3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #99BCB4?: #99BCB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BCB4?: The RGB value is 153, 188, 180: 153 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BCB4?: The complementary color is #BC99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.