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#99DCDD

#99dcdd ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#99dcdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 86.27% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 180.88°, with 50% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.6318

Complementary

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #dd9a99

Split complementary

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #dd99ba
  3. #ddbc99

Analogous

  1. #99ddbc
  2. #99dcdd
  3. #99badd

Triadic

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #dd99dc
  3. #dcdd99

Tetradic

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #9a99dd
  3. #dd9a99
  4. #dcdd99

Square

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #bc99dd
  3. #dd9a99
  4. #badd99

Monochromatic

  1. #37a4a6
  2. #60c8ca
  3. #99dcdd
  4. #d2f0f0
  5. #f0fafa

Shades

#99dcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #8ac6c7
  3. #7ab0b1
  4. #6b9a9b
  5. #5c8485
  6. #4d6e6f
  7. #3d5858
  8. #2e4242
  9. #1f2c2c
  10. #0f1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#99dcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #a3e0e0
  3. #ade3e4
  4. #b8e7e7
  5. #c2eaeb
  6. #cceeee
  7. #d6f1f1
  8. #e0f5f5
  9. #ebf8f8
  10. #f5fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99dcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99dcdd
  2. #97d3d4
  3. #94caca
  4. #92c0c1
  5. #8fb7b8
  6. #8daeaf
  7. #8aa5a5
  8. #889c9c
  9. #859293
  10. #838989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdd5d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7ccde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80e0dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd8dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6d3dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bdfdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99dcdd {
  color: #99dcdd;
}
Background
.bg-99dcdd {
  background-color: #99dcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99dcdd {
  border: 2px solid #99dcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99dcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 220 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99dcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99dcdd, #99badd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99dcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 220 221 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 4.28 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.91 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.85 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.53 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.00 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.26 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.81 #662322 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#99dcdd  rgb(153, 220, 221)  hsl(181, 50%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#dd9a99  rgb(221, 154, 153)  hsl(1, 50%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#dd99dc  rgb(221, 153, 220)  hsl(301, 50%, 73%)  Plum
#dcdd99  rgb(220, 221, 153)  hsl(61, 50%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod