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#99BCAF closest to Lichen

#99BCAF 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 68.6% blue (rgb(153, 188, 175)). Its HSL value is 158° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #99BCAF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.17:1.

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Variations of #99BCAF

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

How #99BCAF 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 #B3B2B0
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAB7AE
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B8AF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B2B0
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACB6B0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #91BDB8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #96BCB3
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEB6B3

#99BCAF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#99BCAF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.17:1 Very good#99BCAF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BCAF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 175);
color: hsl(158 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.766 0.042 170.6);

#99BCAF FAQ

What color is #99BCAF?

#99BCAF 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 #99BCAF?

#99BCAF is rgb(153, 188, 175) in RGB, hsl(158, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BCAF?

The complementary color of #99BCAF is #BC99A6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BCAF?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BCAF: 10.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BCAF a warm or cool color?

#99BCAF is a cool color.