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#97BCB4

#97bcb4 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97bcb4 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 73.73% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 167.03°, with 21.64% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.4584

Complementary

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #bc979f

Split complementary

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #bc97b1
  3. #bca197

Analogous

  1. #97bca1
  2. #97bcb4
  3. #97b1bc

Triadic

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #b497bc
  3. #bcb497

Tetradic

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #979fbc
  3. #bc979f
  4. #bcb497

Square

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #a197bc
  3. #bc979f
  4. #b1bc97

Monochromatic

  1. #497168
  2. #689e92
  3. #97bcb4
  4. #c6dad6
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#97bcb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #88a9a2
  3. #799690
  4. #6a847e
  5. #5b716c
  6. #4c5e5a
  7. #3c4b48
  8. #2d3836
  9. #1e2624
  10. #0f1312
  11. #000000

Tints

#97bcb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #a1c3bc
  3. #acc9c3
  4. #b6d0cb
  5. #c1d7d2
  6. #cbdeda
  7. #d5e4e1
  8. #e0ebe9
  9. #eaf2f0
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97bcb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97bcb4
  2. #95b6af
  3. #92b0aa
  4. #90aaa4
  5. #8ea49f
  6. #8c9e9a
  7. #899895
  8. #879290
  9. #858c8a
  10. #828685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b7b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b2b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dbdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb9b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b6b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91bdb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97bcb4 {
  color: #97bcb4;
}
Background
.bg-97bcb4 {
  background-color: #97bcb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97bcb4 {
  border: 2px solid #97bcb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97bcb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 188 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97bcb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97bcb4, #97b1bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97bcb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 188 180 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.10 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.29 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.70 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.59 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.65 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.93 #68434b Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Opal
#97bcb4  rgb(151, 188, 180)  hsl(167, 22%, 66%)  Opal
#bc979f  rgb(188, 151, 159)  hsl(347, 22%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#b497bc  rgb(180, 151, 188)  hsl(287, 22%, 66%)  Lilac
#bcb497  rgb(188, 180, 151)  hsl(47, 22%, 66%)  Sage