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#99BCAA

#99bcaa ≈ Opal

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#99bcaa is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 149.14°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4564

Complementary

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #bc99ab

Split complementary

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #bb99bc
  3. #bc9999

Analogous

  1. #99bc99
  2. #99bcaa
  3. #99bcbb

Triadic

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #aa99bc
  3. #bcaa99

Tetradic

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #99abbc
  3. #bc99ab
  4. #bcaa99

Square

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #9999bc
  3. #bc99ab
  4. #bcbb99

Monochromatic

  1. #4b715d
  2. #6b9e84
  3. #99bcaa
  4. #c7dad0
  5. #f3f7f5

Shades

#99bcaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #8aa999
  3. #7a9688
  4. #6b8477
  5. #5c7166
  6. #4d5e55
  7. #3d4b44
  8. #2e3833
  9. #1f2622
  10. #0f1311
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bcaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #a3c3b3
  3. #adc9bb
  4. #b8d0c4
  5. #c2d7cc
  6. #ccded5
  7. #d6e4dd
  8. #e0ebe6
  9. #ebf2ee
  10. #f5f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bcaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bcaa
  2. #97b6a6
  3. #94b0a2
  4. #92aa9d
  5. #8fa499
  6. #8d9e95
  7. #8a9891
  8. #88928d
  9. #858c88
  10. #838684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb7a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b2ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92bcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb9a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab6ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95bcb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bcaa {
  color: #99bcaa;
}
Background
.bg-99bcaa {
  background-color: #99bcaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bcaa {
  border: 2px solid #99bcaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bcaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bcaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bcaa, #99bcbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bcaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 170 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.61 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.25 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.48 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.82 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.92 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 12.16 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 13.11 #664355 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Opal
#99bcaa  rgb(153, 188, 170)  hsl(149, 21%, 67%)  Opal
#bc99ab  rgb(188, 153, 171)  hsl(329, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#aa99bc  rgb(170, 153, 188)  hsl(269, 21%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#bcaa99  rgb(188, 170, 153)  hsl(29, 21%, 67%)  Tan