What color is #99C4C8?

#99C4C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C4C8?

The RGB value is 153, 196, 200: 153 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C4C8?

The complementary color is #C89D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C4C8 color

#99C4C8 rgb(153, 196, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99C4C8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 76.9% green and 78.4% blue (153, 196, 200).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Continental Waters (#98C6CB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#99C4C8 color codes

HEX	`#99C4C8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 196, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 76.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, -13.24, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 14.82, 206.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.299, 50.421, 62.083)`
Decimal	`10077384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C4C8, 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 #99C4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #99C4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c4c8; }
.text { color: #99c4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 196 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c4c8, #99adc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #99C4C8?: #99C4C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C4C8?: The RGB value is 153, 196, 200: 153 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C4C8?: The complementary color is #C89D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.