HEX Color #99DBCC (Paleturquoise)

About #99DBCC

The precise color #99DBCC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Paleturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 219 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 30% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 7% Yellow, and 14% Black. With a hue angle of 166.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99DBCC

RGB153, 219, 204

HSL166.4°, 47.8%, 72.9%

CMYK30%, 0%, 7%, 14%

HSV166.4°, 30.1%, 85.9%

LAB82.8, -24.0, 0.7

XYZ49.4, 61.8, 66.5

Decimal10083276

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99DBCC #DB98A7

Analogous

#98DBAB #98C8DB

Triadic

#CC98DB #DBCC98

Tetradic

#AA98DB #DB98A7 #C9DB98

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99DBCC

#A4DFD1

#AFE3D7

#BBE7DD

#C6EBE2

#D1EFE8

#DDF3EE

#E8F7F3

#F3FBF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99DBCC

#88C2B5

#77AA9E

#669288

#557971

#44615A

#334944

#22302D

#111816

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.57:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.36:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.50:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.36:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99DBCC; }

.text-color { color: #99DBCC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99DBCC; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE