What color is #99DBC3?

#99DBC3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99DBC3?

The RGB value is 153, 219, 195: 153 red, 219 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99DBC3?

The complementary color is #DB99B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99DBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99DBC3 color

#99DBC3 rgb(153, 219, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #99DBC3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 85.9% green and 76.5% blue (153, 219, 195).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 48% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#99DBC3 color codes

HEX	`#99DBC3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 219, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 85.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 48%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 30%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.58, -25.87, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.58, 26.38, 168.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.315, 61.373, 60.92)`
Decimal	`10083267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99DBC3, 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 #99DBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99DBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #99DBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99dbc3; }
.text { color: #99dbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99dbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 219 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99dbc3, #99d2db); }

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Questions

What color is #99DBC3?: #99DBC3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99DBC3?: The RGB value is 153, 219, 195: 153 red, 219 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99DBC3?: The complementary color is #DB99B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99DBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.