What color is #99BFBE?

#99BFBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BFBE?

The RGB value is 153, 191, 190: 153 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BFBE?

The complementary color is #BF999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BFBE?

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.

#99BFBE color

#99BFBE rgb(153, 191, 190)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 74.9% green and 74.5% blue (153, 191, 190).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#99BFBE color codes

HEX	`#99BFBE`
RGB	`rgb(153, 191, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 74.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, -12.83, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 13.35, 196.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.059, 47.75, 55.759)`
Decimal	`10076094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#99BFBE 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 #99BFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bfbe; }
.text { color: #99bfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 191 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bfbe, #99adbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #99BFBE?: #99BFBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BFBE?: The RGB value is 153, 191, 190: 153 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BFBE?: The complementary color is #BF999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BFBE?: 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.