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#96BDC2

#96bdc2 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#96bdc2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 74.12% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.68% cyan, 2.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 186.82°, with 26.51% saturation and 67.45% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.4677

Complementary

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #c29b96

Split complementary

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #c296a7
  3. #c2b196

Analogous

  1. #96c2b1
  2. #96bdc2
  3. #96a7c2

Triadic

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #c296bd
  3. #bdc296

Tetradic

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #9b96c2
  3. #c29b96
  4. #bdc296

Square

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #b196c2
  3. #c29b96
  4. #a7c296

Monochromatic

  1. #467379
  2. #669fa6
  3. #96bdc2
  4. #c6dbde
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#96bdc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #87aaaf
  3. #78979b
  4. #698488
  5. #5a7174
  6. #4b5f61
  7. #3c4c4e
  8. #2d393a
  9. #1e2627
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#96bdc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #a1c4c8
  3. #abcace
  4. #b6d1d4
  5. #c0d7da
  6. #cbdee1
  7. #d5e5e7
  8. #e0ebed
  9. #eaf2f3
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96bdc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96bdc2
  2. #94b7bb
  3. #92b1b5
  4. #8fabae
  5. #8da5a8
  6. #8b9fa1
  7. #89989a
  8. #879294
  9. #848c8d
  10. #828687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb3c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88c0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abbbc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b7c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ebfc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96bdc2 {
  color: #96bdc2;
}
Background
.bg-96bdc2 {
  background-color: #96bdc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96bdc2 {
  border: 2px solid #96bdc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96bdc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 189 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 27% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96bdc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96bdc2, #96a7c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96bdc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 189 194 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.07 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.24 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.72 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.55 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.80 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.57 #69423d Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Opal
#96bdc2  rgb(150, 189, 194)  hsl(187, 27%, 67%)  Opal
#c29b96  rgb(194, 155, 150)  hsl(7, 27%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#c296bd  rgb(194, 150, 189)  hsl(307, 27%, 67%)  Lilac
#bdc296  rgb(189, 194, 150)  hsl(67, 27%, 67%)  Sage