What color is #99C4B4?

#99C4B4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C4B4?

The RGB value is 153, 196, 180: 153 red, 196 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C4B4?

The complementary color is #C499A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C4B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C4B4 color

#99C4B4 rgb(153, 196, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C4B4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 76.9% green and 70.6% blue (153, 196, 180).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#99C4B4 color codes

HEX	`#99C4B4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 196, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 76.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.79, -17.51, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.79, 17.83, 169.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.113, 49.546, 50.568)`
Decimal	`10077364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C4B4, 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 #99C4B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C4B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #99C4B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c4b4; }
.text { color: #99c4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c4b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 196 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c4b4, #99bec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #99C4B4?: #99C4B4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C4B4?: The RGB value is 153, 196, 180: 153 red, 196 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C4B4?: The complementary color is #C499A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C4B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.