Recognised as Colour
#99BCAB
- #99BCAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#99BCAB is a cyan with RGB values 153, 188, 171 and HSL 151°, 21%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#99BCAB#99BCAB
HEX#99BCAB
RGBrgb(153, 188, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7373, 0.6706
RGB percentages60%, 73.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(150.9, 20.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.9, 18.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK18.6%, 0%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,075,307
CSS custom property--colour: #99BCAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#664354
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC99AA
Analogous#99BC9A, #99BCBC
Triadic#AB99BC, #BCAB99
Split complementary#BC99BC, #BC9A99
Tetradic#9A99BC, #BC99AA, #BCBC99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G188
B171
Red153 (60%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue150.86°
Saturation (HSL)20.71%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G BC · B AB
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