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#96BABC

#96babc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#96babc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 72.94% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.21% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 183.16°, with 22.09% saturation and 66.27% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.4523

Complementary

  1. #96babc
  2. #bc9896

Split complementary

  1. #96babc
  2. #bc96a7
  3. #bcab96

Analogous

  1. #96bcab
  2. #96babc
  3. #96a7bc

Triadic

  1. #96babc
  2. #bc96ba
  3. #babc96

Tetradic

  1. #96babc
  2. #9896bc
  3. #bc9896
  4. #babc96

Square

  1. #96babc
  2. #ab96bc
  3. #bc9896
  4. #a7bc96

Monochromatic

  1. #486f71
  2. #679b9e
  3. #96babc
  4. #c5d9da
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#96babc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96babc
  2. #87a7a9
  3. #789596
  4. #698284
  5. #5a7071
  6. #4b5d5e
  7. #3c4a4b
  8. #2d3838
  9. #1e2526
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#96babc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96babc
  2. #a1c1c3
  3. #abc8c9
  4. #b6cfd0
  5. #c0d6d7
  6. #cbddde
  7. #d5e3e4
  8. #e0eaeb
  9. #eaf1f2
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96babc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96babc
  2. #94b4b6
  3. #92aeb0
  4. #8fa9aa
  5. #8da3a4
  6. #8b9d9e
  7. #899798
  8. #879192
  9. #848c8c
  10. #828686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8abdba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b8bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b5bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fbcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96babc {
  color: #96babc;
}
Background
.bg-96babc {
  background-color: #96babc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96babc {
  border: 2px solid #96babc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96babc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 186 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96babc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96babc, #96a7bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96babc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 186 188 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.15 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.90 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.78 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.00 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.47 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.25 #694543 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Opal
#96babc  rgb(150, 186, 188)  hsl(183, 22%, 66%)  Opal
#bc9896  rgb(188, 152, 150)  hsl(3, 22%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#bc96ba  rgb(188, 150, 186)  hsl(303, 22%, 66%)  Lilac
#babc96  rgb(186, 188, 150)  hsl(63, 22%, 66%)  Sage