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#99BABA

Silver · light cool teal

About #99BABA

With the hex code #99BABA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BA9999, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red153
Green186
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #99BABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #99BABA.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #99BABA.
10.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #99BABA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#99BABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB2BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FBCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #99BABA?

With the hex code #99BABA, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 73% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #99BABA?

Use black text. Black on #99BABA has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #99BABA?

Its complementary colour is #BA9999, and analogous partners are #99BAAA and #99AABA.