What color is #99BEC8?

#99BEC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BEC8?

The RGB value is 153, 190, 200: 153 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BEC8?

The complementary color is #C8A399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BEC8 color

#99BEC8 rgb(153, 190, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99BEC8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 74.5% green and 78.4% blue (153, 190, 200).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#99BEC8 color codes

HEX	`#99BEC8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 190, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 74.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, -10.1, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 13.6, 222.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.973, 47.768, 61.641)`
Decimal	`10075848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BEC8, 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 #99BEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #99BEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bec8; }
.text { color: #99bec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 190 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bec8, #99a7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #99BEC8?: #99BEC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BEC8?: The RGB value is 153, 190, 200: 153 red, 190 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BEC8?: The complementary color is #C8A399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.