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#8BBCBA

#8bbcba ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8bbcba is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 73.73% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 177.55°, with 26.78% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.3.

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Relative luminance0.45

Complementary

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #bc8b8d

Split complementary

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #bc8ba6
  3. #bca28b

Analogous

  1. #8bbca2
  2. #8bbcba
  3. #8ba6bc

Triadic

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #ba8bbc
  3. #bcba8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #8b8dbc
  3. #bc8b8d
  4. #bcba8b

Square

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #a28bbc
  3. #bc8b8d
  4. #a6bc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #406e6c
  2. #5c9f9c
  3. #8bbcba
  4. #bbd8d7
  5. #ecf4f4

Shades

#8bbcba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #7da9a7
  3. #6f9695
  4. #618482
  5. #537170
  6. #465e5d
  7. #384b4a
  8. #2a3838
  9. #1c2625
  10. #0e1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bbcba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #97c3c1
  3. #a2c9c8
  4. #aed0cf
  5. #b9d7d6
  6. #c5dedd
  7. #d1e4e3
  8. #dcebea
  9. #e8f2f1
  10. #f3f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bbcba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bbcba
  2. #8ab6b4
  3. #89b0ae
  4. #88aaa9
  5. #87a4a3
  6. #869e9d
  7. #849897
  8. #839291
  9. #828c8c
  10. #818686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b7b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb0bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bbfbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b9ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b5ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82bebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bbcba {
  color: #8bbcba;
}
Background
.bg-8bbcba {
  background-color: #8bbcba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bbcba {
  border: 2px solid #8bbcba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bbcba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 188 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bbcba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bbcba, #8ba6bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bbcba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 188 186 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.30 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.34 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.82 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.88 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.29 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.30 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.77 #744345 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Opal
#8bbcba  rgb(139, 188, 186)  hsl(178, 27%, 64%)  Opal
#bc8b8d  rgb(188, 139, 141)  hsl(358, 27%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#ba8bbc  rgb(186, 139, 188)  hsl(298, 27%, 64%)  Lilac
#bcba8b  rgb(188, 186, 139)  hsl(58, 27%, 64%)  Sage