Colour

#99FFCD

#99FFCD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#99FFCD is a cyan with RGB values 153, 255, 205 and HSL 151°, 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

#99FFCD#99FFCD

HEX#99FFCD

RGBrgb(153, 255, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 1, 0.8039

RGB percentages60%, 100%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(150.6, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150.6, 40%, 100%)

CMYK40%, 0%, 19.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,092,493

CSS custom property--colour: #99FFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.54:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#660032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCF1CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECE6D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#80FFF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 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 text17.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.5 Turquoise · ΔE 22.3 Light green · ΔE 23.9 Pale green · ΔE 25.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF99CB

Analogous#99FF9A, #99FEFF

Triadic#CD99FF, #FFCD99

Split complementary#FF99FE, #FF9A99

Tetradic#9A99FF, #FF99CB, #FEFF99

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%#66FFB4

Darker −20%#33FF9B

Darker −30%#00FF82

Darker −40%#00CC68

More saturated +25%#99FFCD

Less saturated −25%#A6F2CD

Channel breakdown

R153

G255

B205

Red153 (60%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue150.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 99 · G FF · B CD

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