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#99FFD5 Color

#99FFD5 is rgb(153, 255, 213) in RGB, hsl(155, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 16%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99FFD5
HEX#99FFD5
RGBrgb(153, 255, 213)
HSLhsl(155, 100%, 80%)
HSVhsv(155, 40%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 16%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.113 165.8)
LABlab(92.93% -38.15 10.32)
LCHlch(92.93% 39.52 164.86)

What #99FFD5 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 #99FFD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 6.88Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.25Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.51Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.6Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.65Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 16.28

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#99FFD5 Channel Values

How #99FFD5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 255 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 100% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 40% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99FFD5 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99FFD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99FFD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99FFD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99FFD5
Complementary
#FF99C3
Analogous
#99FFA2
Analogous
#99F7FF
Triadic
#D499FF
Triadic
#FFD599
Split comp.
#FF99F7
Split comp.
#FFA299

Tints & Shades of #99FFD5

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

#A8FFDB
#B3FFDF
#C2FFE6
#CCFFEA
#DBFFF0
#E5FFF4

Shades

#61FFBD
#29FFA6
#00F08C
#00BD6E
#00854D
#004D2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99FFD5.

How #99FFD5 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#99FFD5
Protanopia#F2F2D5
Protanomaly#D4F7D5
Deuteranopia#E4E4D8
Deuteranomaly#CAEFD7
Tritanopia#A2FAFA
Tritanomaly#9EFCEC
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99FFD5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99ffd5: #99FFD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99FFD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99ffd5': '#99FFD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 1.000, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_99ffd5">#99FFD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#99FFD5"

More Green Colors

#99FFD5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#99FFD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99FFD5?

#99FFD5 is a lightest green — rgb(153, 255, 213) in RGB and hsl(155, 100%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #99FFD5?

#99FFD5 is rgb(153, 255, 213) — red 153, green 255, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99FFD5?

#99FFD5 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 16%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99FFD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99FFD5 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99FFD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99FFD5 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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