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#99C1CC Aquatic

#99C1CC is a light, muted blue named Aquatic. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 75.7% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(153, 193, 204)). Its HSL value is 193° hue, 33% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #99C1CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.85:1.

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Variations of #99C1CC

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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#99C1CC 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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#99C1CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99C1CC 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 #B1B8CC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BECD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1BECD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B8CC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABBBCC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #89C5C4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #93C3C9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3BCBF

#99C1CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#99C1CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.85:1 Very good#99C1CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99C1CC in CSS

/* Aquatic */
.color { color: #99C1CC; }
.background { background-color: #99C1CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99C1CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 193 204);
color: hsl(193 33% 70%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.045 216.4);

#99C1CC FAQ

What color is #99C1CC?

#99C1CC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Aquatic. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99C1CC?

#99C1CC is rgb(153, 193, 204) in RGB, hsl(193, 33%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99C1CC?

The complementary color of #99C1CC is #CCA499, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99C1CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #99C1CC: 10.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99C1CC a warm or cool color?

#99C1CC is a cool color.