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#9AC8BB

#9ac8bb ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9ac8bb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 78.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 163.04°, with 29.49% saturation and 69.41% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.5177

Complementary

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #c89aa7

Split complementary

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #c89abe
  3. #c8a49a

Analogous

  1. #9ac8a4
  2. #9ac8bb
  3. #9abec8

Triadic

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #bb9ac8
  3. #c8bb9a

Tetradic

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #9aa7c8
  3. #c89aa7
  4. #c8bb9a

Square

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #a49ac8
  3. #c89aa7
  4. #bec89a

Monochromatic

  1. #478271
  2. #68ad9a
  3. #9ac8bb
  4. #cce3dc
  5. #f2f8f6

Shades

#9ac8bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #8bb4a8
  3. #7ba096
  4. #6c8c83
  5. #5c7870
  6. #4d645e
  7. #3e504b
  8. #2e3c38
  9. #1f2825
  10. #0f1413
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ac8bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #a4cec2
  3. #aed3c9
  4. #b8d9cf
  5. #c2ded6
  6. #cde4dd
  7. #d7e9e4
  8. #e1efeb
  9. #ebf4f1
  10. #f5faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ac8bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ac8bb
  2. #97c1b5
  3. #95baaf
  4. #92b2a9
  5. #90aba3
  6. #8da49e
  7. #8a9d98
  8. #889692
  9. #858e8c
  10. #838786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1c2bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c2ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ec9c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c5bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc1bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c9c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ac8bb {
  color: #9ac8bb;
}
Background
.bg-9ac8bb {
  background-color: #9ac8bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ac8bb {
  border: 2px solid #9ac8bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ac8bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 200 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 29% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ac8bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ac8bb, #9abec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ac8bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 200 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.51 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.09 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.93 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.03 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.10 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.43 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.62 #653744 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Opal
#9ac8bb  rgb(154, 200, 187)  hsl(163, 29%, 69%)  Opal
#c89aa7  rgb(200, 154, 167)  hsl(343, 29%, 69%)  Puce
#bb9ac8  rgb(187, 154, 200)  hsl(283, 29%, 69%)  Lilac
#c8bb9a  rgb(200, 187, 154)  hsl(43, 29%, 69%)  Ecru