Palettes / Colors / #99EBCA

#99EBCA — Light Green

#99EBCA is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #99EBCA 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.

#99EBCA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EB99BA; it also sits naturally between #99EBA1 and #99E3EB. 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 92% · Blue 79%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99EBCA

.text { color: #99EBCA; }
.background { background-color: #99EBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99EBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 235, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 67%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99EBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 235, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99EBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 235, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #99EBCA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB99BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99EBCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99EBCA

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 #99EBCA 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 #99EBCA 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

← #99EBC9  ·  #99EBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99EBCA?

#99EBCA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 153, 235, 202). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99EBCA?

#99EBCA is RGB 153, 235, 202 — HSL 156°, 67%, 76% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #99EBCA?

Its complement is #EB99BA; analogous partners are #99EBA1 and #99E3EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99EBCA for text?

Black text on #99EBCA has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.