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#99BCBC closest to Seafoam Whisper

#99BCBC is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(153, 188, 188)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #99BCBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.27:1.

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Variations of #99BCBC

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0B3BC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8BC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B9BC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0B3BC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAB6BC
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8EBEBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #95BDBC
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFB7B7

#99BCBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#99BCBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.27:1 Very good#99BCBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BCBC in CSS

/* Seafoam Whisper */
.color { color: #99BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #99BCBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BCBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 188);
color: hsl(180 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.770 0.038 196.4);

#99BCBC FAQ

What color is #99BCBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #99BCBC?

#99BCBC is rgb(153, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(180, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BCBC?

The complementary color of #99BCBC is #BC9999, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BCBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BCBC: 10.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BCBC a warm or cool color?

#99BCBC is a cool color.