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#96CABA

#96caba ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#96caba is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 79.22% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.92% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 161.54°, with 32.91% saturation and 69.02% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.08.

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Relative luminance0.5227

Complementary

  1. #96caba
  2. #ca96a6

Split complementary

  1. #96caba
  2. #ca96c0
  3. #caa096

Analogous

  1. #96caa0
  2. #96caba
  3. #96c0ca

Triadic

  1. #96caba
  2. #ba96ca
  3. #caba96

Tetradic

  1. #96caba
  2. #96a6ca
  3. #ca96a6
  4. #caba96

Square

  1. #96caba
  2. #a096ca
  3. #ca96a6
  4. #c0ca96

Monochromatic

  1. #438470
  2. #63b099
  3. #96caba
  4. #c9e4db
  5. #f1f8f6

Shades

#96caba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96caba
  2. #87b6a7
  3. #78a295
  4. #698d82
  5. #5a7970
  6. #4b655d
  7. #3c514a
  8. #2d3d38
  9. #1e2825
  10. #0f1413
  11. #000000

Tints

#96caba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96caba
  2. #a1cfc1
  3. #abd5c8
  4. #b6dacf
  5. #c0dfd6
  6. #cbe5dd
  7. #d5eae3
  8. #e0efea
  9. #eaf4f1
  10. #f5faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96caba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96caba
  2. #94c3b4
  3. #92bbae
  4. #8fb4a9
  5. #8daca3
  6. #8ba59d
  7. #899e97
  8. #879691
  9. #848f8c
  10. #828786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c4bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c3b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89cbc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c6ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc2bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ecbc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96caba {
  color: #96caba;
}
Background
.bg-96caba {
  background-color: #96caba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96caba {
  border: 2px solid #96caba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96caba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 202 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 33% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96caba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96caba, #96c0ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96caba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 202 186 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.08 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.85 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.48 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.57 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.25 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.29 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.65 #693545 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Opal
#96caba  rgb(150, 202, 186)  hsl(162, 33%, 69%)  Opal
#ca96a6  rgb(202, 150, 166)  hsl(342, 33%, 69%)  Puce
#ba96ca  rgb(186, 150, 202)  hsl(282, 33%, 69%)  Wisteria
#caba96  rgb(202, 186, 150)  hsl(42, 33%, 69%)  Ecru