What color is #99C8BD?

#99C8BD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99C8BD?

The RGB value is 153, 200, 189: 153 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99C8BD?

The complementary color is #C899A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99C8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99C8BD color

#99C8BD rgb(153, 200, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99C8BD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 78.4% green and 74.1% blue (153, 200, 189).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#99C8BD color codes

HEX	`#99C8BD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 200, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 78.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, -17.68, 0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 17.68, 178.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.974, 51.753, 55.859)`
Decimal	`10078397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99C8BD, 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 #99C8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99C8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #99C8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99c8bd; }
.text { color: #99c8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99c8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 200 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99c8bd, #99bbc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #99C8BD?: #99C8BD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99C8BD?: The RGB value is 153, 200, 189: 153 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99C8BD?: The complementary color is #C899A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99C8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.