HEX Color #99E2E9 (Paleturquoise)

About #99E2E9

The precise color #99E2E9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Paleturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 226 green, and 233 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 3% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 185.2 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#99E2E9

RGB153, 226, 233

HSL185.2°, 64.5%, 75.7%

CMYK34%, 3%, 0%, 9%

HSV185.2°, 34.3%, 91.4%

LAB85.5, -20.9, -10.6

XYZ55.0, 67.0, 87.1

Decimal10085097

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99E2E9 #E99F98

Analogous

#98E9C7 #98BAE9

Triadic

#E998E2 #E2E998

Tetradic

#C898E9 #E99F98 #B9E998

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99E2E9

#A4E5EB

#AFE8ED

#BBEBF0

#C6EEF2

#D1F2F5

#DDF5F7

#E8F8FA

#F3FBFC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99E2E9

#88C8CF

#77AFB5

#66969B

#557D81

#446467

#334B4D

#223233

#111919

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.46:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.41:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.39:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.25:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99E2E9; }

.text-color { color: #99E2E9; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99E2E9; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE