What color is #99EBB0?

#99EBB0 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99EBB0?

The RGB value is 153, 235, 176: 153 red, 235 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99EBB0?

The complementary color is #EB99D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99EBB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99EBB0 color

#99EBB0 rgb(153, 235, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #99EBB0 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 92.2% green and 69% blue (153, 235, 176).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 67% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#99EBB0 color codes

HEX	`#99EBB0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 235, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 92.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 67%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 35%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 25%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.66, -37.07, 20.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.66, 42.55, 150.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.679, 69.321, 51.776)`
Decimal	`10087344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99EBB0, 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 #99EBB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99EBB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #99EBB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ebb0; }
.text { color: #99ebb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ebb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 235 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ebb0, #99ebd9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #99EBB0?: #99EBB0 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99EBB0?: The RGB value is 153, 235, 176: 153 red, 235 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99EBB0?: The complementary color is #EB99D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99EBB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.