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#99CCBC

#99ccbc ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#99ccbc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 80% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 161.18°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5359

Complementary

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #cc99a9

Split complementary

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #cc99c2
  3. #cca399

Analogous

  1. #99cca3
  2. #99ccbc
  3. #99c2cc

Triadic

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #bc99cc
  3. #ccbc99

Tetradic

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #99a9cc
  3. #cc99a9
  4. #ccbc99

Square

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #a399cc
  3. #cc99a9
  4. #c2cc99

Monochromatic

  1. #448873
  2. #66b29b
  3. #99ccbc
  4. #cce5de
  5. #f1f8f6

Shades

#99ccbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #8ab8a9
  3. #7aa396
  4. #6b8f84
  5. #5c7a71
  6. #4d665e
  7. #3d524b
  8. #2e3d38
  9. #1f2926
  10. #0f1413
  11. #000000

Tints

#99ccbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #a3d1c3
  3. #add6c9
  4. #b8dbd0
  5. #c2e0d7
  6. #cce6de
  7. #d6ebe4
  8. #e0f0eb
  9. #ebf5f2
  10. #f5faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99ccbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99ccbc
  2. #97c4b6
  3. #94bdb0
  4. #92b5aa
  5. #8faea4
  6. #8da69e
  7. #8a9e98
  8. #889792
  9. #858f8c
  10. #838886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c6bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c5bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ccdc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c8bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1c4bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92cdc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99ccbc {
  color: #99ccbc;
}
Background
.bg-99ccbc {
  background-color: #99ccbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99ccbc {
  border: 2px solid #99ccbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99ccbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 204 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99ccbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99ccbc, #99c2cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99ccbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 204 188 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.96 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.56 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.72 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.17 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.24 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.43 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.50 #663343 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Opal
#99ccbc  rgb(153, 204, 188)  hsl(161, 33%, 70%)  Opal
#cc99a9  rgb(204, 153, 169)  hsl(341, 33%, 70%)  Puce
#bc99cc  rgb(188, 153, 204)  hsl(281, 33%, 70%)  Wisteria
#ccbc99  rgb(204, 188, 153)  hsl(41, 33%, 70%)  Ecru