What color is #99C5B3?

#99C5B3 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 #99C5B3?

The RGB value is 153, 197, 179: 153 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C5B3?

The complementary color is #C599AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C5B3 color

#99C5B3 rgb(153, 197, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #99C5B3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 77.3% green and 70.2% blue (153, 197, 179).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#99C5B3 color codes

HEX	`#99C5B3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 197, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 77.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.04, -18.22, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.04, 18.72, 166.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.237, 49.958, 50.109)`
Decimal	`10077619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C5B3, 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 #99C5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #99C5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c5b3; }
.text { color: #99c5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 197 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c5b3, #99c1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #99C5B3?: #99C5B3 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 #99C5B3?: The RGB value is 153, 197, 179: 153 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C5B3?: The complementary color is #C599AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.