Information about #99C9B5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#99C9B5 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 201, 181) — 60% red, 78.8% green, 71% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 0 / 8 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned fresh green-cyan, #99C9B5 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Shadow Green (#9AC0B6). Slightly further away sit Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4) and Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(153, 201, 181)), which gives #99C9B5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99C9B5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99C9B5 color variations

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

#99C9B5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#99C9B5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#99C9B5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#99C9B5 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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#99C9B5 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 #99C9B5

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

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Turquoise Green color link
Turquoise Green

#A0D6B4

Cambridge Blue color link
Cambridge Blue

#A3C1AD

Pastel Verde color link
Pastel Verde

#9DD6AD

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Chinook color link
Chinook

#9DD3A8

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Pastel Mint color link
Pastel Mint

#9ADBB3

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

#99C9B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99C9B5
  • RGB153, 201, 181
  • CMYK19, 0, 8, 21
  • CSSrgb(153, 201, 181)
  • HSL155°, 31%, 69%
  • HSL Precise155°, 30.769%, 69.412%
  • HSV155°, 24%, 79%
  • HSB155°, 24%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.788, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.788, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.788, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99C9B5
  • DECIMAL ID10078645
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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