Recognised as Colour
#99DABB
- #99DABB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#99DABB is a cyan with RGB values 153, 218, 187 and HSL 151°, 47%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#99DABB#99DABB
HEX#99DABB
RGBrgb(153, 218, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8549, 0.7333
RGB percentages60%, 85.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(151.4, 46.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.4, 29.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK29.8%, 0%, 14.2%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,083,003
CSS custom property--colour: #99DABB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#662544
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DA99B8
Analogous#99DA9A, #99D9DA
Triadic#BB99DA, #DABB99
Split complementary#DA99D9, #DA9A99
Tetradic#9A99DA, #DA99B8, #D9DA99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G218
B187
Red153 (60%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue151.38°
Saturation (HSL)46.76%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G DA · B BB
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