What color is #99D5C8?

#99D5C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99D5C8?

The RGB value is 153, 213, 200: 153 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D5C8?

The complementary color is #D599A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99D5C8 color

#99D5C8 rgb(153, 213, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99D5C8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 83.5% green and 78.4% blue (153, 213, 200).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#99D5C8 color codes

HEX	`#99D5C8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 213, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 83.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, -21.87, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 21.87, 179.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.353, 58.529, 63.434)`
Decimal	`10081736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D5C8, 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 #99D5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #99D5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d5c8; }
.text { color: #99d5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 213 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d5c8, #99c4d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #99D5C8?: #99D5C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99D5C8?: The RGB value is 153, 213, 200: 153 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D5C8?: The complementary color is #D599A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.