Information about #99CADA color

#99CADA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #99CADA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 202, 218) — 60% red, 79.2% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 6 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#99CADA presents itself as a confidently colored cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Regent St Blue (#A0CDD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Children’s Soft Blue (#A1CED7) and Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 202, 218)), which gives #99CADA its character. If you plan to put text on a #99CADA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#99CADA color variations

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

#99CADA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#99CADA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#99CADA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#99CADA 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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#99CADA 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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#DBCA9A
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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
#99CADA
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#DB9ACA
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#CADB9A
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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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#AA9ADB
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#CADB9A
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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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#CA9ADB
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#DBAA9A
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#AADB9A
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Nearest named colors to #99CADA

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

Regent St Blue color link
Regent St Blue

#A0CDD9

Children’s Soft Blue color link
Children’s Soft Blue

#A1CED7

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Morning Glory color link
Morning Glory

#9ED1D3

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Me Love's Stone color link
Me Love's Stone

#8FD4E0

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Light Cornflower Blue color link
Light Cornflower Blue

#93CCEA

tony blue color link
tony blue

#8CD1D1

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

#99CADA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99CADA
  • RGB153, 202, 218
  • CMYK25, 6, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(153, 202, 218)
  • HSL195°, 47%, 73%
  • HSL Precise194.769°, 46.763%, 72.745%
  • HSV195°, 30%, 85%
  • HSB195°, 30%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.792, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.792, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.792, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99CADA
  • DECIMAL ID10078938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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