What color is #99CBB9?

#99CBB9 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 #99CBB9?

The RGB value is 153, 203, 185: 153 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99CBB9?

The complementary color is #CB99AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99CBB9 color

#99CBB9 rgb(153, 203, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #99CBB9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 79.6% green and 72.5% blue (153, 203, 185).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#99CBB9 color codes

HEX	`#99CBB9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 203, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 79.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.87, -20.03, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.87, 20.36, 169.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.247, 52.985, 53.838)`
Decimal	`10079161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99CBB9, 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 #99CBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #99CBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99cbb9; }
.text { color: #99cbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99cbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 203 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99cbb9, #99c4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #99CBB9?: #99CBB9 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 #99CBB9?: The RGB value is 153, 203, 185: 153 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99CBB9?: The complementary color is #CB99AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.