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#8FBCBC

#8fbcbc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8fbcbc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 73.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 25.14% saturation and 64.9% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.4544

Complementary

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #bc8f8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #bc8fa5
  3. #bca58f

Analogous

  1. #8fbca5
  2. #8fbcbc
  3. #8fa5bc

Triadic

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #bc8fbc
  3. #bcbc8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #8f8fbc
  3. #bc8f8f
  4. #bcbc8f

Square

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #a58fbc
  3. #bc8f8f
  4. #a5bc8f

Monochromatic

  1. #436f6f
  2. #5f9f9f
  3. #8fbcbc
  4. #bfd9d9
  5. #eff5f5

Shades

#8fbcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #81a9a9
  3. #729696
  4. #648484
  5. #567171
  6. #485e5e
  7. #394b4b
  8. #2b3838
  9. #1d2626
  10. #0e1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fbcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #9ac3c3
  3. #a5c9c9
  4. #b1d0d0
  5. #bcd7d7
  6. #c7dede
  7. #d2e4e4
  8. #ddebeb
  9. #e9f2f2
  10. #f4f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fbcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fbcbc
  2. #8eb6b6
  3. #8cb0b0
  4. #8baaaa
  5. #89a4a4
  6. #889e9e
  7. #869898
  8. #859292
  9. #838c8c
  10. #828686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6b7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b8bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80bfbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b9bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2b5bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86bebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fbcbc {
  color: #8fbcbc;
}
Background
.bg-8fbcbc {
  background-color: #8fbcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fbcbc {
  border: 2px solid #8fbcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fbcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fbcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fbcbc, #8fa5bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fbcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.78 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.01 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.79 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.24 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.27 #704343 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Opal
#8fbcbc  rgb(143, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 25%, 65%)  Opal
#bc8f8f  rgb(188, 143, 143)  hsl(0, 25%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#bc8fbc  rgb(188, 143, 188)  hsl(300, 25%, 65%)  Lilac
#bcbc8f  rgb(188, 188, 143)  hsl(60, 25%, 65%)  Sage