What color is #99CAAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #99CAAF?

The RGB value is 153, 202, 175: 153 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99CAAF?

The complementary color is #CA99B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99CAAF color

#99CAAF rgb(153, 202, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 79.2% green and 68.6% blue (153, 202, 175).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#99CAAF color codes

HEX	`#99CAAF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 202, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 79.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.34, -21.53, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.34, 23.08, 158.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.993, 52.107, 48.394)`
Decimal	`10078895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99CAAF, 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 #99CAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #99CAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99caaf; }
.text { color: #99caaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99caaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 202 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99caaf, #99cac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #99CAAF?: #99CAAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99CAAF?: The RGB value is 153, 202, 175: 153 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99CAAF?: The complementary color is #CA99B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.