#99E8FC Hex Color
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#99e8fc is a high-key, unsaturated cyan with a frosty, digital quality. It functions best as an accent color in tech interfaces or light, airy backgrounds where it needs to remain legible against black text. Because of its extreme lightness, it can appear washed out if paired with white. Try grounding this hex code with dark charcoal or deep indigo to give your design more visual weight.
Questions about #99e8fc
What is #99e8fc in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #99e8fc is rgb(153, 232, 252), in HSL hsl(192, 94%, 79%) and in CMYK 39%, 8%, 0%, 1%.
What colors pair well with #99e8fc?
Why does #99e8fc look washed out in some layouts?
The color #99e8fc has an extremely high lightness value, causing it to disappear against standard white backgrounds. To fix this, use it as an accent or icon color against dark backgrounds rather than a primary text or large surface color.
Is #99e8fc readable on white or black?
#99e8fc has a 1.37:1 contrast ratio on white and 15.30:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.