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#98BCB9

#98bcb9 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#98bcb9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 73.73% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 175°, with 21.18% saturation and 66.67% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.4614

Complementary

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #bc989b

Split complementary

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #bc98ad
  3. #bca798

Analogous

  1. #98bca7
  2. #98bcb9
  3. #98adbc

Triadic

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #b998bc
  3. #bcb998

Tetradic

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #989bbc
  3. #bc989b
  4. #bcb998

Square

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #a798bc
  3. #bc989b
  4. #adbc98

Monochromatic

  1. #4a716e
  2. #6a9e9a
  3. #98bcb9
  4. #c6dad9
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#98bcb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #89a9a7
  3. #7a9694
  4. #6a8482
  5. #5b716f
  6. #4c5e5d
  7. #3d4b4a
  8. #2e3838
  9. #1e2625
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#98bcb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #a2c3c0
  3. #adc9c7
  4. #b7d0ce
  5. #c1d7d5
  6. #ccdedc
  7. #d6e4e3
  8. #e0ebea
  9. #eaf2f1
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98bcb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98bcb9
  2. #96b6b3
  3. #93b0ae
  4. #91aaa8
  5. #8ea4a2
  6. #8c9e9d
  7. #8a9897
  8. #879291
  9. #858c8b
  10. #828686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab8b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b8b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b3b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ebebb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbab9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b6b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92bdba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98bcb9 {
  color: #98bcb9;
}
Background
.bg-98bcb9 {
  background-color: #98bcb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98bcb9 {
  border: 2px solid #98bcb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98bcb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 188 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98bcb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98bcb9, #98adbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98bcb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 188 185 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.65 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.01 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.32 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.59 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.11 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.08 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.42 #674346 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Opal
#98bcb9  rgb(152, 188, 185)  hsl(175, 21%, 67%)  Opal
#bc989b  rgb(188, 152, 155)  hsl(355, 21%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#b998bc  rgb(185, 152, 188)  hsl(295, 21%, 67%)  Lilac
#bcb998  rgb(188, 185, 152)  hsl(55, 21%, 67%)  Sage