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#9CBDB2

#9cbdb2 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9cbdb2 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 74.12% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.82% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 67.65% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4668

Complementary

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #bd9ca7

Split complementary

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #bd9cb8
  3. #bda29c

Analogous

  1. #9cbda2
  2. #9cbdb2
  3. #9cb8bd

Triadic

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #b29cbd
  3. #bdb29c

Tetradic

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #9ca7bd
  3. #bd9ca7
  4. #bdb29c

Square

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #a29cbd
  3. #bd9ca7
  4. #b8bd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #4d7366
  2. #6e9e8e
  3. #9cbdb2
  4. #cadcd6
  5. #f3f7f5

Shades

#9cbdb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #8caaa0
  3. #7d978e
  4. #6d847d
  5. #5e716b
  6. #4e5f59
  7. #3e4c47
  8. #2f3935
  9. #1f2624
  10. #101312
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cbdb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #a6c4ba
  3. #b0cac1
  4. #bad1c9
  5. #c4d7d1
  6. #ceded9
  7. #d7e5e0
  8. #e1ebe8
  9. #ebf2f0
  10. #f5f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cbdb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cbdb2
  2. #99b7ad
  3. #96b1a8
  4. #94aba3
  5. #91a59e
  6. #8e9f99
  7. #8b9894
  8. #88928f
  9. #868c8a
  10. #838685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb9b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b4b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95beba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afbab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb8b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98bdb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cbdb2 {
  color: #9cbdb2;
}
Background
.bg-9cbdb2 {
  background-color: #9cbdb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cbdb2 {
  border: 2px solid #9cbdb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cbdb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 189 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 20% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cbdb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cbdb2, #9cb8bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cbdb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 189 178 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.12 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.79 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.99 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 11.32 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 12.14 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 12.44 #63424d Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Opal
#9cbdb2  rgb(156, 189, 178)  hsl(160, 20%, 68%)  Opal
#bd9ca7  rgb(189, 156, 167)  hsl(340, 20%, 68%)  Rose Quartz
#b29cbd  rgb(178, 156, 189)  hsl(280, 20%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#bdb29c  rgb(189, 178, 156)  hsl(40, 20%, 68%)  Tan