Information about #99B2AD color

#99B2AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99B2AD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 178, 173) — 60% red, 69.8% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 2 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#99B2AD is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sorrento (#9AB0AC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Unwind (#98B7AF) and Conch (#A0B1AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 178, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #99B2AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#99B2AD color variations

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#99B2AD 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 #99B2AD

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

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

#99B2AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99B2AD
  • RGB153, 178, 173
  • CMYK10, 0, 2, 30
  • CSSrgb(153, 178, 173)
  • HSL168°, 14%, 65%
  • HSL Precise168°, 13.966%, 64.902%
  • HSV168°, 14%, 70%
  • HSB168°, 14%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.698, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.698, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.698, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99B2AD
  • DECIMAL ID10072749
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01