Recognised as Colour

#99BBC6

#99BBC6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#99BBC6 is a cyan with RGB values 153, 187, 198 and HSL 195°, 28%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#99BBC6#99BBC6

HEX#99BBC6

RGBrgb(153, 187, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7333, 0.7765

RGB percentages60%, 73.3%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(194.7, 28.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 22.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK22.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,075,078

CSS custom property--colour: #99BBC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#664439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4B9C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADB3C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8CBFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Powder blue · ΔE 13.4 Silver · ΔE 13.5 Dark grey · ΔE 13.7 Sky blue · ΔE 14.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6A499

Analogous#99C6BB, #99A4C6

Triadic#C699BB, #BBC699

Split complementary#C699A4, #C6BB99

Tetradic#BB99C6, #C6A499, #A4C699

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCFD

Lighter +20%#DAE7EB

Lighter +10%#BAD1D8

Darker −10%#78A5B4

Darker −20%#598FA0

Darker −30%#47717F

Darker −40%#35545E

More saturated +25%#85C5DA

Less saturated −25%#ADB1B2

Channel breakdown

R153

G187

B198

Red153 (60%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue194.67°

Saturation (HSL)28.3%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G BB · B C6

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Colour values

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