What color is #99D5C4?

#99D5C4 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 #99D5C4?

The RGB value is 153, 213, 196: 153 red, 213 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D5C4?

The complementary color is #D599AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99D5C4 color

#99D5C4 rgb(153, 213, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #99D5C4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 83.5% green and 76.9% blue (153, 213, 196).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#99D5C4 color codes

HEX	`#99D5C4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 213, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 83.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, -22.72, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 22.83, 174.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.892, 58.344, 61.005)`
Decimal	`10081732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D5C4, 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 #99D5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #99D5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d5c4; }
.text { color: #99d5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 213 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d5c4, #99c8d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #99D5C4?: #99D5C4 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 #99D5C4?: The RGB value is 153, 213, 196: 153 red, 213 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D5C4?: The complementary color is #D599AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.