Palettes / Colors / #99BCBA

#99BCBA — Light Dusty Teal

#99BCBA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #99BCBA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#99BCBA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BD999B; it also sits naturally between #99BDA9 and #99ADBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #99BCBA

.text { color: #99BCBA; }
.background { background-color: #99BCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99BCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 188, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 21%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99BCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 188, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99BCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 188, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99BCBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99BCBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD999B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99BCBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99BCBA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #99BCBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #99BCBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #99BCB9  ·  #99BCBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99BCBA?

#99BCBA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 153, 188, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99BCBA?

#99BCBA is RGB 153, 188, 186 — HSL 177°, 21%, 67% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #99BCBA?

Its complement is #BD999B; analogous partners are #99BDA9 and #99ADBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99BCBA for text?

Black text on #99BCBA has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.