What color is #99C5DF?

#99C5DF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C5DF?

The RGB value is 153, 197, 223: 153 red, 197 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C5DF?

The complementary color is #DFB399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C5DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C5DF color

#99C5DF rgb(153, 197, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99C5DF is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 77.3% green and 87.5% blue (153, 197, 223).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#99C5DF color codes

HEX	`#99C5DF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 197, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 77.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, -8.4, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 19.53, 244.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.418, 52.03, 77.395)`
Decimal	`10077663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C5DF, 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 #99C5DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C5DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #99C5DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c5df; }
.text { color: #99c5df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c5df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 197 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c5df, #99a2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Blue.

Questions

What color is #99C5DF?: #99C5DF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C5DF?: The RGB value is 153, 197, 223: 153 red, 197 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C5DF?: The complementary color is #DFB399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C5DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.