Information about #99B5B8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#99B5B8 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 181, 184) — 60% red, 71% green, 72.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 1 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #99B5B8 reads as a gently muted cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eskimo (#A2B4BA). Slightly further away sit Unwind (#98B7AF) and Shadow Green (#9AC0B6).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 181, 184) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #99B5B8: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #99B5B8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#99B5B8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#99B5B8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#99B5B8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#99B5B8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#99B5B8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#99B5B8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #99B5B8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

#99B5B8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99B5B8
  • RGB153, 181, 184
  • CMYK12, 1, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(153, 181, 184)
  • HSL186°, 18%, 66%
  • HSL Precise185.806°, 17.919%, 66.078%
  • HSV186°, 17%, 72%
  • HSB186°, 17%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.710, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.710, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.710, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99B5B8
  • DECIMAL ID10073528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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