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#8BC3BF

#8bc3bf ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8bc3bf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 76.47% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.05% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 175.71°, with 31.82% saturation and 65.49% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.92.

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Relative luminance0.4828

Complementary

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #c38b8f

Split complementary

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #c38bab
  3. #c3a38b

Analogous

  1. #8bc3a3
  2. #8bc3bf
  3. #8babc3

Triadic

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #bf8bc3
  3. #c3bf8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #8b8fc3
  3. #c38b8f
  4. #c3bf8b

Square

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #a38bc3
  3. #c38b8f
  4. #abc38b

Monochromatic

  1. #3e7773
  2. #59a9a3
  3. #8bc3bf
  4. #bddddb
  5. #f0f7f7

Shades

#8bc3bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #7db0ac
  3. #6f9c99
  4. #618986
  5. #537573
  6. #466260
  7. #384e4c
  8. #2a3b39
  9. #1c2726
  10. #0e1413
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc3bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #97c9c5
  3. #a2cfcc
  4. #aed5d2
  5. #b9dbd9
  6. #c5e1df
  7. #d1e7e5
  8. #dcedec
  9. #e8f3f2
  10. #f3f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc3bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc3bf
  2. #8abcb9
  3. #89b6b2
  4. #88afac
  5. #87a8a6
  6. #86a2a0
  7. #849b99
  8. #839493
  9. #828d8d
  10. #818786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8bdbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78c6c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc0bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4bbbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80c5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc3bf {
  color: #8bc3bf;
}
Background
.bg-8bc3bf {
  background-color: #8bc3bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc3bf {
  border: 2px solid #8bc3bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc3bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 195 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 32% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc3bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc3bf, #8babc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc3bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 195 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.92 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.62 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.10 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.14 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.08 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.32 #743c40 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Opal
#8bc3bf  rgb(139, 195, 191)  hsl(176, 32%, 65%)  Opal
#c38b8f  rgb(195, 139, 143)  hsl(356, 32%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#bf8bc3  rgb(191, 139, 195)  hsl(296, 32%, 65%)  Wisteria
#c3bf8b  rgb(195, 191, 139)  hsl(56, 32%, 65%)  Sage