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#99B2B2

#99b2b2 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99b2b2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 69.8% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 13.97% saturation and 64.9% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4183

Complementary

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #b29999

Split complementary

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #b299a5
  3. #b2a599

Analogous

  1. #99b2a5
  2. #99b2b2
  3. #99a5b2

Triadic

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #b299b2
  3. #b2b299

Tetradic

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #9999b2
  3. #b29999
  4. #b2b299

Square

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #a599b2
  3. #b29999
  4. #a5b299

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6565
  2. #6d9191
  3. #99b2b2
  4. #c5d3d3
  5. #f0f4f4

Shades

#99b2b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #8aa0a0
  3. #7a8e8e
  4. #6b7d7d
  5. #5c6b6b
  6. #4d5959
  7. #3d4747
  8. #2e3535
  9. #1f2424
  10. #0f1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#99b2b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #a3baba
  3. #adc1c1
  4. #b8c9c9
  5. #c2d1d1
  6. #ccd9d9
  7. #d6e0e0
  8. #e0e8e8
  9. #ebf0f0
  10. #f5f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99b2b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99b2b2
  2. #97adad
  3. #94a8a8
  4. #92a3a3
  5. #8f9e9e
  6. #8d9999
  7. #8a9494
  8. #888f8f
  9. #858a8a
  10. #838585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5afaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeafb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9abb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92b4b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b0b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3aeb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95b3b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99b2b2 {
  color: #99b2b2;
}
Background
.bg-99b2b2 {
  background-color: #99b2b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99b2b2 {
  border: 2px solid #99b2b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99b2b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 178 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 14% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99b2b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99b2b2, #99a5b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99b2b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 178 178 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.53 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.95 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.20 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.81 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.24 #664d4d Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Opal
#99b2b2  rgb(153, 178, 178)  hsl(180, 14%, 65%)  Opal
#b29999  rgb(178, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 14%, 65%)  Silver Pink
#b299b2  rgb(178, 153, 178)  hsl(300, 14%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#b2b299  rgb(178, 178, 153)  hsl(60, 14%, 65%)  Sage