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#99BFC0

#99bfc0 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99bfc0 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 74.9% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.31% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 181.54°, with 23.64% saturation and 67.65% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4784

Complementary

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #c09a99

Split complementary

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #c099ac
  3. #c0ae99

Analogous

  1. #99c0ae
  2. #99bfc0
  3. #99acc0

Triadic

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #c099bf
  3. #bfc099

Tetradic

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #9a99c0
  3. #c09a99
  4. #bfc099

Square

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #ae99c0
  3. #c09a99
  4. #acc099

Monochromatic

  1. #497677
  2. #6aa1a3
  3. #99bfc0
  4. #c8dddd
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#99bfc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #8aacad
  3. #7a999a
  4. #6b8686
  5. #5c7373
  6. #4d6060
  7. #3d4c4d
  8. #2e393a
  9. #1f2626
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bfc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #a3c5c6
  3. #adcccd
  4. #b8d2d3
  5. #c2d9d9
  6. #ccdfe0
  7. #d6e5e6
  8. #e0ecec
  9. #ebf2f2
  10. #f5f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bfc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bfc0
  2. #97b9ba
  3. #94b2b3
  4. #92acad
  5. #8fa6a6
  6. #8da0a0
  7. #8a999a
  8. #889393
  9. #858d8d
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dc2bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aebdc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b9c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c1bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bfc0 {
  color: #99bfc0;
}
Background
.bg-99bfc0 {
  background-color: #99bfc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bfc0 {
  border: 2px solid #99bfc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bfc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 191 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bfc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bfc0, #99acc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bfc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 191 192 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.52 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.98 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.26 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.31 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.79 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.29 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.71 #66403f Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Opal
#99bfc0  rgb(153, 191, 192)  hsl(182, 24%, 68%)  Opal
#c09a99  rgb(192, 154, 153)  hsl(2, 24%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#c099bf  rgb(192, 153, 191)  hsl(302, 24%, 68%)  Lilac
#bfc099  rgb(191, 192, 153)  hsl(62, 24%, 68%)  Sage