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#9CBABA

#9cbaba ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cbaba is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 72.94% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 17.86% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.4573

Complementary

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #ba9c9c

Split complementary

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #ba9cab
  3. #baab9c

Analogous

  1. #9cbaab
  2. #9cbaba
  3. #9cabba

Triadic

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #ba9cba
  3. #baba9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #9c9cba
  3. #ba9c9c
  4. #baba9c

Square

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #ab9cba
  3. #ba9c9c
  4. #abba9c

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6f6f
  2. #6f9b9b
  3. #9cbaba
  4. #c9d9d9
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#9cbaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #8ca7a7
  3. #7d9595
  4. #6d8282
  5. #5e7070
  6. #4e5d5d
  7. #3e4a4a
  8. #2f3838
  9. #1f2525
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cbaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #a6c1c1
  3. #b0c8c8
  4. #bacfcf
  5. #c4d6d6
  6. #cedddd
  7. #d7e3e3
  8. #e1eaea
  9. #ebf1f1
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cbaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cbaba
  2. #99b4b4
  3. #96aeae
  4. #94a9a9
  5. #91a3a3
  6. #8e9d9d
  7. #8b9797
  8. #889191
  9. #868c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b2ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93bcba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb8ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b5ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97bbba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cbaba {
  color: #9cbaba;
}
Background
.bg-9cbaba {
  background-color: #9cbaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cbaba {
  border: 2px solid #9cbaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cbaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 186 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 18% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cbaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cbaba, #9cabba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cbaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 186 186 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.99 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.43 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.12 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.40 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.84 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.29 #634545 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Opal
#9cbaba  rgb(156, 186, 186)  hsl(180, 18%, 67%)  Opal
#ba9c9c  rgb(186, 156, 156)  hsl(0, 18%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#ba9cba  rgb(186, 156, 186)  hsl(300, 18%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#baba9c  rgb(186, 186, 156)  hsl(60, 18%, 67%)  Sage