#0099C5

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #0099C5

The precise color #0099C5 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 153, and 197.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 193.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0099C5
RGB0, 153, 197
HSL193.4°, 100.0%, 38.6%
CMYK100%, 22%, 0%, 23%
HSV193.4°, 100.0%, 77.3%
LAB58.8, -17.9, -32.1
XYZ21.5, 26.8, 56.9
Decimal39365

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.36:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0099C5; }
.text-color { color: #0099C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0099C5; }

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