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#9BCCBF

#9bccbf ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9bccbf is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 80% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.37% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 164.08°, with 32.45% saturation and 70.39% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.15.

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Relative luminance0.5392

Complementary

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #cc9ba8

Split complementary

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #cc9bc0
  3. #cca69b

Analogous

  1. #9bcca6
  2. #9bccbf
  3. #9bc0cc

Triadic

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #bf9bcc
  3. #ccbf9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #9ba8cc
  3. #cc9ba8
  4. #ccbf9b

Square

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #a69bcc
  3. #cc9ba8
  4. #c0cc9b

Monochromatic

  1. #468877
  2. #68b29f
  3. #9bccbf
  4. #cee6df
  5. #f1f8f6

Shades

#9bccbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #8cb8ac
  3. #7ca399
  4. #6d8f86
  5. #5d7a73
  6. #4e6660
  7. #3e524c
  8. #2f3d39
  9. #1f2926
  10. #101413
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bccbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #a5d1c5
  3. #afd6cc
  4. #b9dbd2
  5. #c3e0d9
  6. #cde6df
  7. #d7ebe5
  8. #e1f0ec
  9. #ebf5f2
  10. #f5faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bccbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bccbf
  2. #98c4b9
  3. #96bdb2
  4. #93b5ac
  5. #90aea6
  6. #8ea6a0
  7. #8b9e99
  8. #889793
  9. #858f8d
  10. #838886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c6be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ecdc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c8bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2c4c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94cdc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bccbf {
  color: #9bccbf;
}
Background
.bg-9bccbf {
  background-color: #9bccbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bccbf {
  border: 2px solid #9bccbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bccbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 204 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bccbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bccbf, #9bc0cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bccbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 204 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.15 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.46 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.54 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.54 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.70 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.76 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.37 #643340 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Opal
#9bccbf  rgb(155, 204, 191)  hsl(164, 32%, 70%)  Opal
#cc9ba8  rgb(204, 155, 168)  hsl(344, 32%, 70%)  Puce
#bf9bcc  rgb(191, 155, 204)  hsl(284, 32%, 70%)  Wisteria
#ccbf9b  rgb(204, 191, 155)  hsl(44, 32%, 70%)  Ecru