#99CCCC Color

#99CCCC is rgb(153, 204, 204) in RGB, hsl(180, 33%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99CCCC

HEX#99CCCC

RGBrgb(153, 204, 204)

HSLhsl(180, 33%, 70%)

HSVhsv(180, 25%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(81% 0.053 196.2)

LABlab(78.48% -17.18 -5.69)

LCHlch(78.48% 18.10 198.34)

What #99CCCC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #99CCCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 8.19 Opal#A8C3BCΔE 9.15 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 9.38 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.12 Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 10.32 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 10.43

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#99CCCC Channel Values

How #99CCCC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 153 · G 204 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 33% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 25% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.77:1 vs white · 11.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99CCCC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #99CCCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99CCCC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #99CCCC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #99CCCC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#99CCCC

Protanopia#C5C5CC

Protanomaly#B5C8CC

Deuteranopia#BDBDCD

Deuteranomaly#B0C3CD

Tritanopia#99CCCC

Tritanomaly#99CCCC

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #99CCCC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-99cccc: #99CCCC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99CCCC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99cccc': '#99CCCC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.800, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="color_99cccc">#99CCCC</color>

SVG fillfill="#99CCCC"

More Teal Colors

#99CCCC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

99ffff 96eee5 9bd6ee 96c0c0 9effff 95e0e8 a2f4fd 91e3e1 a3c6c8 8fffff a3fdff 8eebe6 b7f0f0 d6e6e6 f5ffff 006161 009699 00e5e6 0b4f4a 189589 24c8ff 33ffff 4dfcff 6bffff

#99CCCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99CCCC?

#99CCCC is a light teal — rgb(153, 204, 204) in RGB and hsl(180, 33%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #99CCCC?

#99CCCC is rgb(153, 204, 204) — red 153, green 204, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99CCCC?

#99CCCC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99CCCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99CCCC scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99CCCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99CCCC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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