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#99BCBE

#99bcbe ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99bcbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.47% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 183.24°, with 22.16% saturation and 67.25% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4646

Complementary

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #be9b99

Split complementary

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #be99a9
  3. #bead99

Analogous

  1. #99bead
  2. #99bcbe
  3. #99a9be

Triadic

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #be99bc
  3. #bcbe99

Tetradic

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #9b99be
  3. #be9b99
  4. #bcbe99

Square

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #ad99be
  3. #be9b99
  4. #a9be99

Monochromatic

  1. #4a7274
  2. #6a9da0
  3. #99bcbe
  4. #c8dbdc
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#99bcbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #8aa9ab
  3. #7a9698
  4. #6b8485
  5. #5c7172
  6. #4d5e5f
  7. #3d4b4c
  8. #2e3839
  9. #1f2626
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bcbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #a3c3c5
  3. #adc9cb
  4. #b8d0d2
  5. #c2d7d8
  6. #ccdedf
  7. #d6e4e5
  8. #e0ebec
  9. #ebf2f2
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bcbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bcbe
  2. #97b6b8
  3. #94b0b2
  4. #92aaab
  5. #8fa4a5
  6. #8d9e9f
  7. #8a9899
  8. #889293
  9. #858c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb8b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b9be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ebfbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbabe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b7be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92bebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bcbe {
  color: #99bcbe;
}
Background
.bg-99bcbe {
  background-color: #99bcbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bcbe {
  border: 2px solid #99bcbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bcbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 22% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bcbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bcbe, #99a9be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bcbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 190 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.79 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.39 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.45 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.51 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.74 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.57 #664341 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Opal
#99bcbe  rgb(153, 188, 190)  hsl(183, 22%, 67%)  Opal
#be9b99  rgb(190, 155, 153)  hsl(3, 22%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#be99bc  rgb(190, 153, 188)  hsl(303, 22%, 67%)  Lilac
#bcbe99  rgb(188, 190, 153)  hsl(63, 22%, 67%)  Sage