Palettes / Colors / #99DBDD

#99DBDD — Light Muted Teal

#99DBDD is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #99DBDD 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.

#99DBDD 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 #DD9A98; it also sits naturally between #98DDBC and #98B8DD. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99DBDD

.text { color: #99DBDD; }
.background { background-color: #99DBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99DBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 50%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99DBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99DBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 219, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD9A98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99DBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99DBDD

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 #99DBDD 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 #99DBDD 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

← #99DBDC  ·  #99DBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99DBDD?

#99DBDD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 153, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99DBDD?

#99DBDD is RGB 153, 219, 221 — HSL 182°, 50%, 73% — CMYK 31%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #99DBDD?

Its complement is #DD9A98; analogous partners are #98DDBC and #98B8DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99DBDD for text?

Black text on #99DBDD has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.