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#8FBFBE

#8fbfbe ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8fbfbe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 74.9% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 178.75°, with 27.27% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.4682

Complementary

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #bf8f90

Split complementary

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #bf8fa8
  3. #bfa68f

Analogous

  1. #8fbfa6
  2. #8fbfbe
  3. #8fa8bf

Triadic

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #be8fbf
  3. #bfbe8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #8f90bf
  3. #bf8f90
  4. #bfbe8f

Square

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #a68fbf
  3. #bf8f90
  4. #a8bf8f

Monochromatic

  1. #427372
  2. #5ea3a2
  3. #8fbfbe
  4. #c0dbda
  5. #f0f7f7

Shades

#8fbfbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #81acab
  3. #729998
  4. #648685
  5. #567372
  6. #48605f
  7. #394c4c
  8. #2b3939
  9. #1d2626
  10. #0e1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fbfbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #9ac5c5
  3. #a5cccb
  4. #b1d2d2
  5. #bcd9d8
  6. #c7dfdf
  7. #d2e5e5
  8. #ddecec
  9. #e9f2f2
  10. #f4f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fbfbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fbfbe
  2. #8eb9b8
  3. #8cb2b2
  4. #8bacab
  5. #89a6a5
  6. #88a09f
  7. #869999
  8. #859393
  9. #838d8c
  10. #828686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8bab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7fc2bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aabcbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b8be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86c1be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fbfbe {
  color: #8fbfbe;
}
Background
.bg-8fbfbe {
  background-color: #8fbfbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fbfbe {
  border: 2px solid #8fbfbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fbfbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 191 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 27% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fbfbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fbfbe, #8fa8bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fbfbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 191 190 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.87 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.89 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.53 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.78 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.04 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.10 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.38 #704041 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Opal
#8fbfbe  rgb(143, 191, 190)  hsl(179, 27%, 65%)  Opal
#bf8f90  rgb(191, 143, 144)  hsl(359, 27%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#be8fbf  rgb(190, 143, 191)  hsl(299, 27%, 65%)  Lilac
#bfbe8f  rgb(191, 190, 143)  hsl(59, 27%, 65%)  Sage