#99BDAE
Light Sage · light cool green
About #99BDAE
With the hex code #99BDAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BD99A8, 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 10.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #99BDAE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #99BDAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #99BDAE?
With the hex code #99BDAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #99BDAE?
Use black text. Black on #99BDAE has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #99BDAE?
Its complementary colour is #BD99A8, and analogous partners are #99BD9C and #99BABD.