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Colour

#99FFCC

  • #99FFCC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#99FFCC is a cyan with RGB values 153, 255, 204 and HSL 150°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#99FFCC#99FFCC
HEX#99FFCC
HEX (short)#9FC
RGBrgb(153, 255, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 1, 0.8
RGB percentages60%, 100%, 80%
HSLhsl(150, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 0%, 20%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,092,492
CSS custom property--colour: #99FFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.53:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#660033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCF1C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECE6CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#80FEF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 7.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.6Turquoise · ΔE 22.6Light green · ΔE 23.4Pale green · ΔE 24.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF99CC
Analogous#99FF99, #99FFFF
Triadic#CC99FF, #FFCC99
Split complementary#FF99FF, #FF9999
Tetradic#9999FF, #FF99CC, #FFFF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCFFE6
Darker −10%#66FFB3
Darker −20%#33FF99
Darker −30%#00FF80
Darker −40%#00CC66
More saturated +25%#99FFCC
Less saturated −25%#A6F2CC

Channel breakdown

R153
G255
B204
Red153 (60%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G FF · B CC

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