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#99BCBB

#99bcbb ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99bcbb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 178.29°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4633

Complementary

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #bc999a

Split complementary

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #bc99ab
  3. #bca999

Analogous

  1. #99bca9
  2. #99bcbb
  3. #99abbc

Triadic

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #bb99bc
  3. #bcbb99

Tetradic

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #999abc
  3. #bc999a
  4. #bcbb99

Square

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #a999bc
  3. #bc999a
  4. #abbc99

Monochromatic

  1. #4b7170
  2. #6b9e9c
  3. #99bcbb
  4. #c7dada
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#99bcbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #8aa9a8
  3. #7a9696
  4. #6b8483
  5. #5c7170
  6. #4d5e5e
  7. #3d4b4b
  8. #2e3838
  9. #1f2625
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bcbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #a3c3c2
  3. #adc9c9
  4. #b8d0cf
  5. #c2d7d6
  6. #ccdedd
  7. #d6e4e4
  8. #e0ebeb
  9. #ebf2f1
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bcbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bcbb
  2. #97b6b5
  3. #94b0af
  4. #92aaa9
  5. #8fa4a3
  6. #8d9e9e
  7. #8a9898
  8. #889292
  9. #858c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b8bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ebebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbabb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b7bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93bdbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bcbb {
  color: #99bcbb;
}
Background
.bg-99bcbb {
  background-color: #99bcbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bcbb {
  border: 2px solid #99bcbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bcbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bcbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bcbb, #99abbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bcbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.89 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.42 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.98 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.28 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.40 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.50 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.58 #664344 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Opal
#99bcbb  rgb(153, 188, 187)  hsl(178, 21%, 67%)  Opal
#bc999a  rgb(188, 153, 154)  hsl(358, 21%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#bb99bc  rgb(187, 153, 188)  hsl(298, 21%, 67%)  Lilac
#bcbb99  rgb(188, 187, 153)  hsl(58, 21%, 67%)  Sage