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#96BCAB

#96bcab ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#96bcab is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 73.73% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.04% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 153.16°, with 22.09% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4539

Complementary

  1. #96bcab
  2. #bc96a7

Split complementary

  1. #96bcab
  2. #bc96ba
  3. #bc9896

Analogous

  1. #96bc98
  2. #96bcab
  3. #96babc

Triadic

  1. #96bcab
  2. #ab96bc
  3. #bcab96

Tetradic

  1. #96bcab
  2. #96a7bc
  3. #bc96a7
  4. #bcab96

Square

  1. #96bcab
  2. #9896bc
  3. #bc96a7
  4. #babc96

Monochromatic

  1. #48715f
  2. #679e86
  3. #96bcab
  4. #c5dad0
  5. #f3f7f5

Shades

#96bcab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96bcab
  2. #87a99a
  3. #789689
  4. #698478
  5. #5a7167
  6. #4b5e56
  7. #3c4b44
  8. #2d3833
  9. #1e2622
  10. #0f1311
  11. #000000

Tints

#96bcab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96bcab
  2. #a1c3b3
  3. #abc9bc
  4. #b6d0c4
  5. #c0d7cd
  6. #cbded5
  7. #d5e4dd
  8. #e0ebe6
  9. #eaf2ee
  10. #f5f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96bcab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96bcab
  2. #94b6a7
  3. #92b0a2
  4. #8faa9e
  5. #8da49a
  6. #8b9e96
  7. #899891
  8. #87928d
  9. #848c89
  10. #828684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab7aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b2ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ebcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb9ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b6ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91bcb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96bcab {
  color: #96bcab;
}
Background
.bg-96bcab {
  background-color: #96bcab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96bcab {
  border: 2px solid #96bcab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96bcab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 188 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96bcab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96bcab, #96babc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96bcab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 188 171 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.75 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.56 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.03 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.49 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.73 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.29 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 12.42 #694354 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Opal
#96bcab  rgb(150, 188, 171)  hsl(153, 22%, 66%)  Opal
#bc96a7  rgb(188, 150, 167)  hsl(333, 22%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#ab96bc  rgb(171, 150, 188)  hsl(273, 22%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#bcab96  rgb(188, 171, 150)  hsl(33, 22%, 66%)  Tan