What color is #99EBD9?

#99EBD9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99EBD9?

The RGB value is 153, 235, 217: 153 red, 235 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99EBD9?

The complementary color is #EB99AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99EBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99EBD9 color

#99EBD9 rgb(153, 235, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99EBD9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 92.2% green and 85.1% blue (153, 235, 217).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 67% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Beach Glass (#96DFCE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#99EBD9 color codes

HEX	`#99EBD9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 235, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 92.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 67%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 35%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.58, -28.89, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.58, 28.9, 178.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.365, 71.195, 76.457)`
Decimal	`10087385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99EBD9, 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 #99EBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99EBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #99EBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ebd9; }
.text { color: #99ebd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ebd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 235 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ebd9, #99d4eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #99EBD9?: #99EBD9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99EBD9?: The RGB value is 153, 235, 217: 153 red, 235 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99EBD9?: The complementary color is #EB99AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99EBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.