Close to Cambridge Blue
#99CDBE
#99CDBE is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 80.4% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 163°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #99CDBE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.83:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.78:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.83:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #99CDBE as they’d see it.
#99CDBE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #99CDBE
What color is #99CDBE?
#99CDBE is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 80.4% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 163°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #99CDBE in RGB?
#99CDBE is rgb(153, 205, 190): 153 red, 205 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #99CDBE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 0, 7, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #99CDBE?
PANTONE 324 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #99CDBE?
Its complement #E7B5C3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.