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#99C1BC

#99c1bc ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99c1bc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 75.69% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.59% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 172.5°, with 24.39% saturation and 67.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4854

Complementary

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #c1999e

Split complementary

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #c199b2
  3. #c1a899

Analogous

  1. #99c1a8
  2. #99c1bc
  3. #99b2c1

Triadic

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #bc99c1
  3. #c1bc99

Tetradic

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #999ec1
  3. #c1999e
  4. #c1bc99

Square

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #a899c1
  3. #c1999e
  4. #b2c199

Monochromatic

  1. #497872
  2. #69a49d
  3. #99c1bc
  4. #c9dedb
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#99c1bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #8aaea9
  3. #7a9a96
  4. #6b8784
  5. #5c7471
  6. #4d615e
  7. #3d4d4b
  8. #2e3a38
  9. #1f2726
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#99c1bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #a3c7c3
  3. #adcdc9
  4. #b8d4d0
  5. #c2dad7
  6. #cce0de
  7. #d6e6e4
  8. #e0eceb
  9. #ebf3f2
  10. #f5f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99c1bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99c1bc
  2. #97bbb6
  3. #94b4b0
  4. #92aeaa
  5. #8fa7a4
  6. #8da19e
  7. #8a9a98
  8. #889492
  9. #858d8c
  10. #838786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbcba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbcbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b7bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ec3bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0bebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aabbbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c2be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99c1bc {
  color: #99c1bc;
}
Background
.bg-99c1bc {
  background-color: #99c1bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99c1bc {
  border: 2px solid #99c1bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99c1bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 193 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99c1bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99c1bc, #99b2c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99c1bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 193 188 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.69 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.64 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.24 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.16 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.82 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 11.02 #663e43 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Opal
#99c1bc  rgb(153, 193, 188)  hsl(173, 24%, 68%)  Opal
#c1999e  rgb(193, 153, 158)  hsl(353, 24%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#bc99c1  rgb(188, 153, 193)  hsl(293, 24%, 68%)  Lilac
#c1bc99  rgb(193, 188, 153)  hsl(53, 24%, 68%)  Sage