What color is #99C2BE?

#99C2BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C2BE?

The RGB value is 153, 194, 190: 153 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C2BE?

The complementary color is #C2999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C2BE color

#99C2BE rgb(153, 194, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99C2BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (153, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#99C2BE color codes

HEX	`#99C2BE`
RGB	`rgb(153, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, -14.39, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 14.6, 189.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.72, 49.072, 55.979)`
Decimal	`10076862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C2BE, 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 #99C2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #99C2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c2be; }
.text { color: #99c2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c2be, #99b2c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #99C2BE?: #99C2BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C2BE?: The RGB value is 153, 194, 190: 153 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C2BE?: The complementary color is #C2999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.