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#99BCAE closest to Lichen

#99BCAE is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Lichen. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.7% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(153, 188, 174)). Its HSL value is 156° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #99BCAE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.16:1.

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Variations of #99BCAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#99BCAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#99BCAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99BCAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B2AF
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAB7AD
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B8AE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B2AF
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACB6AF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #92BCB8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #96BCB3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEB6B3

#99BCAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#99BCAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.16:1 Very good#99BCAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BCAE in CSS

/* Lichen */
.color { color: #99BCAE; }
.background { background-color: #99BCAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BCAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 174);
color: hsl(156 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.765 0.043 168.9);

#99BCAE FAQ

What color is #99BCAE?

#99BCAE is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Lichen. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BCAE?

#99BCAE is rgb(153, 188, 174) in RGB, hsl(156, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BCAE?

The complementary color of #99BCAE is #BC99A7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BCAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BCAE: 10.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BCAE a warm or cool color?

#99BCAE is a cool color.