#99F6E4 color
The swatch above shows #99F6E4 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#99F6E4 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color paleturquoise (#AFEEEE).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: teal-200. That means you can write bg-teal-200 or text-teal-200 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #99F6E4 |
| RGB | rgb(153, 246, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 84%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 0%, 7%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 10090212 |
| CSS | color: #99F6E4; |
| Android | 0xFF99F6E4 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.965, blue: 0.894, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #99F6E4 | 1.26:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #99F6E4 | 16.66:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #99F6E4
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #99F6E4 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #99F6E4
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #99F6E4 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #99F6E4; background-color: #99F6E4; }
.element { color: rgb(153 246 228); }
.element { color: hsl(168 84% 78%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-teal-200 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #99F6E4;Frequently asked questions
What color is #99F6E4?
#99F6E4 is a light, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 168° on the color wheel, with 84% saturation and 78% lightness.
What is #99F6E4 in RGB?
#99F6E4 converts to rgb(153, 246, 228) — 153 red, 246 green and 228 blue.
What is #99F6E4 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 7%, 4%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #99F6E4 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.66:1 versus 1.26:1).
What is the complementary color of #99F6E4?
#F698AB — the hue directly opposite #99F6E4 on the color wheel.