What color is #99D4C2?

#99D4C2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99D4C2?

The RGB value is 153, 212, 194: 153 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D4C2?

The complementary color is #D499AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99D4C2 color

#99D4C2 rgb(153, 212, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #99D4C2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 83.1% green and 76.1% blue (153, 212, 194).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 41% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#99D4C2 color codes

HEX	`#99D4C2`
RGB	`rgb(153, 212, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 83.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 41%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.6, -22.64, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.6, 22.82, 172.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.415, 57.752, 59.73)`
Decimal	`10081474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D4C2, 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 #99D4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #99D4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d4c2; }
.text { color: #99d4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 212 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d4c2, #99c9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #99D4C2?: #99D4C2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99D4C2?: The RGB value is 153, 212, 194: 153 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D4C2?: The complementary color is #D499AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.