HEX Color #99F0CC (Aquamarine)

About #99F0CC

The precise color #99F0CC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Aquamarine. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 240 green, and 204 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 36% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 15% Yellow, and 6% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99F0CC

RGB153, 240, 204

HSL155.2°, 74.4%, 77.1%

CMYK36%, 0%, 15%, 6%

HSV155.2°, 36.2%, 94.1%

LAB88.7, -34.0, 9.2

XYZ55.2, 73.5, 68.4

Decimal10088652

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99F0CC #F098BC

Analogous

#98F0A0 #98E8F0

Triadic

#CC98F0 #F0CC98

Tetradic

#A098F0 #F098BC #E8F098

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99F0CC

#A4F1D1

#AFF3D7

#BBF5DD

#C6F6E2

#D1F8E8

#DDFAEE

#E8FBF3

#F3FDF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99F0CC

#88D5B5

#77BA9E

#66A088

#558571

#446A5A

#335044

#22352D

#111A16

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.34:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.69:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.28:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.34:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99F0CC; }

.text-color { color: #99F0CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99F0CC; }

Similar Colors

Aquamarine

#7FFFD4