What color is #99D7CB?

#99D7CB 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 #99D7CB?

The RGB value is 153, 215, 203: 153 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99D7CB?

The complementary color is #D799A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99D7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99D7CB color

#99D7CB rgb(153, 215, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99D7CB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 84.3% green and 79.6% blue (153, 215, 203).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 44% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% 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 12.94:1).

#99D7CB color codes

HEX	`#99D7CB`
RGB	`rgb(153, 215, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 84.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 44%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.67, -22.21, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.67, 22.21, 181.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.213, 59.683, 65.468)`
Decimal	`10082251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99D7CB, 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 #99D7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99D7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #99D7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99d7cb; }
.text { color: #99d7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99d7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 215 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99d7cb, #99c4d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #99D7CB?: #99D7CB 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 #99D7CB?: The RGB value is 153, 215, 203: 153 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99D7CB?: The complementary color is #D799A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99D7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.