What color is #99BCBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #99BCBF?

The RGB value is 153, 188, 191: 153 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BCBF?

The complementary color is #BF9C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BCBF color

#99BCBF rgb(153, 188, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (153, 188, 191).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#99BCBF color codes

HEX	`#99BCBF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 188, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 73.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.87, -11.05, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.87, 12.3, 206.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.521, 46.499, 56.12)`
Decimal	`10075327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BCBF, 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 #99BCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #99BCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bcbf; }
.text { color: #99bcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 188 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bcbf, #99a9bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #99BCBF?: #99BCBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BCBF?: The RGB value is 153, 188, 191: 153 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BCBF?: The complementary color is #BF9C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.