#99CCCC

A light, moderate cyan closely aligning with Powderblue.

About #99CCCC

When working with digital screens, the color #99CCCC is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Powderblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 204, and 204.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 25% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 180.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

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#99CCCC
RGB153, 204, 204
HSL180.0°, 33.3%, 70.0%
CMYK25%, 0%, 0%, 20%
HSV180.0°, 25.0%, 80.0%
LAB78.6, -16.5, -5.4
XYZ45.6, 54.3, 65.2
Decimal10079436

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.86:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Powderblue
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