What color is #99FDFD?

#99FDFD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Ice Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99FDFD?

The RGB value is 153, 253, 253: 153 red, 253 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99FDFD?

The complementary color is #FD9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99FDFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99FDFD color

#99FDFD rgb(153, 253, 253)

Shades of teal

The hex color #99FDFD is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 99.2% green and 99.2% blue (153, 253, 253).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ice Blue (#99FFFF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#99FDFD color codes

HEX	`#99FDFD`
RGB	`rgb(153, 253, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 99.2%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 96%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 40%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.5, -29.24, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.5, 30.66, 197.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.985, 84.11, 105.667)`
Decimal	`10092029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99FDFD, 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 #99FDFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99FDFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #99FDFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99fdfd; }
.text { color: #99fdfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99fdfd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 253 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99fdfd, #99cbfd); }

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Questions

What color is #99FDFD?: #99FDFD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Ice Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99FDFD?: The RGB value is 153, 253, 253: 153 red, 253 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99FDFD?: The complementary color is #FD9999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99FDFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.