#99BDBD

A light, muted cyan closely aligning with Lightblue.

About #99BDBD

When working with digital screens, the color #99BDBD is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 189, 189).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 21.4% saturation, and 67.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99BDBD
RGB153, 189, 189
HSL180.0°, 21.4%, 67.1%
CMYK19%, 0%, 0%, 26%
HSV180.0°, 19.0%, 74.1%
LAB74.1, -12.0, -4.0
XYZ40.5, 46.8, 55.0
Decimal10075581

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99BDBD; }
.text-color { color: #99BDBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99BDBD; }

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