What color is #99C3BD?

#99C3BD 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 #99C3BD?

The RGB value is 153, 195, 189: 153 red, 195 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C3BD?

The complementary color is #C3999F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C3BD color

#99C3BD rgb(153, 195, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99C3BD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 76.5% green and 74.1% blue (153, 195, 189).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#99C3BD color codes

HEX	`#99C3BD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 195, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 76.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, -15.12, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 15.2, 185.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.835, 49.475, 55.48)`
Decimal	`10077117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C3BD, 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 #99C3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #99C3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c3bd; }
.text { color: #99c3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 195 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c3bd, #99b4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #99C3BD?: #99C3BD 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 #99C3BD?: The RGB value is 153, 195, 189: 153 red, 195 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C3BD?: The complementary color is #C3999F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.