Information about #99BBC2 color

#99BBC2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99BBC2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 187, 194) — 60% red, 73.3% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 3 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #99BBC2 reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chi (#9FBFC2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Frozen (#9DB6C6) and Escape (#9EC0CA).

The recipe behind #99BBC2 is rgb(153, 187, 194), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #99BBC2: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #99BBC2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#99BBC2 color variations

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

#99BBC2 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #99BBC2

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99BBC2
  • RGB153, 187, 194
  • CMYK16, 3, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(153, 187, 194)
  • HSL190°, 25%, 68%
  • HSL Precise190.244°, 25.153%, 68.039%
  • HSV190°, 21%, 76%
  • HSB190°, 21%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.733, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.733, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.733, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99BBC2
  • DECIMAL ID10075074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01