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#9BBBB1

#9bbbb1 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9bbbb1 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 73.33% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.35% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 161.25°, with 19.05% saturation and 67.06% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4568

Complementary

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #bb9ba5

Split complementary

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #bb9bb5
  3. #bba19b

Analogous

  1. #9bbba1
  2. #9bbbb1
  3. #9bb5bb

Triadic

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #b19bbb
  3. #bbb19b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #9ba5bb
  3. #bb9ba5
  4. #bbb19b

Square

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #a19bbb
  3. #bb9ba5
  4. #b5bb9b

Monochromatic

  1. #4d7165
  2. #6d9c8d
  3. #9bbbb1
  4. #c9dad5
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#9bbbb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #8ca89f
  3. #7c968e
  4. #6d837c
  5. #5d706a
  6. #4e5e59
  7. #3e4b47
  8. #2f3835
  9. #1f2523
  10. #101312
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbbb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #a5c2b9
  3. #afc9c1
  4. #b9cfc8
  5. #c3d6d0
  6. #cdddd8
  7. #d7e4e0
  8. #e1ebe8
  9. #ebf1ef
  10. #f5f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbbb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbbb1
  2. #98b5ac
  3. #96afa7
  4. #93a9a2
  5. #90a39d
  6. #8e9e99
  7. #8b9894
  8. #88928f
  9. #858c8a
  10. #838685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b7b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b2b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94bcb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb8b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab6b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97bbb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbbb1 {
  color: #9bbbb1;
}
Background
.bg-9bbbb1 {
  background-color: #9bbbb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbbb1 {
  border: 2px solid #9bbbb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbbb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 187 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbbb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbbb1, #9bb5bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbbb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 187 177 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.19 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.92 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.48 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.37 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 11.48 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 12.47 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 12.70 #64444e Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Opal
#9bbbb1  rgb(155, 187, 177)  hsl(161, 19%, 67%)  Opal
#bb9ba5  rgb(187, 155, 165)  hsl(341, 19%, 67%)  Rose Quartz
#b19bbb  rgb(177, 155, 187)  hsl(281, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#bbb19b  rgb(187, 177, 155)  hsl(41, 19%, 67%)  Ecru