What color is #99CBC5?

#99CBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99CBC5?

The RGB value is 153, 203, 197: 153 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99CBC5?

The complementary color is #CB999F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99CBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99CBC5 color

#99CBC5 rgb(153, 203, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99CBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 79.6% green and 77.3% blue (153, 203, 197).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#99CBC5 color codes

HEX	`#99CBC5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 203, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 79.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.18, -17.49, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.18, 17.64, 187.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.568, 53.513, 60.793)`
Decimal	`10079173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99CBC5, 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 #99CBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99CBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #99CBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99cbc5; }
.text { color: #99cbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99cbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 203 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99cbc5, #99b8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #99CBC5?: #99CBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99CBC5?: The RGB value is 153, 203, 197: 153 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99CBC5?: The complementary color is #CB999F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99CBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.