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#9CC1AE

#9cc1ae ≈ Opal

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9cc1ae is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 75.69% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.84% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 149.19°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4826

Complementary

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #c19caf

Split complementary

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #c09cc1
  3. #c19c9c

Analogous

  1. #9cc19c
  2. #9cc1ae
  3. #9cc1c0

Triadic

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #ae9cc1
  3. #c1ae9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #9cafc1
  3. #c19caf
  4. #c1ae9c

Square

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #9c9cc1
  3. #c19caf
  4. #c1c09c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b7961
  2. #6da488
  3. #9cc1ae
  4. #cbded4
  5. #f2f7f5

Shades

#9cc1ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #8cae9d
  3. #7d9a8b
  4. #6d877a
  5. #5e7468
  6. #4e6157
  7. #3e4d46
  8. #2f3a34
  9. #1f2723
  10. #101311
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc1ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #a6c7b6
  3. #b0cdbe
  4. #bad4c6
  5. #c4dace
  6. #cee0d7
  7. #d7e6df
  8. #e1ece7
  9. #ebf3ef
  10. #f5f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc1ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc1ae
  2. #99bba9
  3. #96b4a5
  4. #94aea0
  5. #91a79c
  6. #8ea197
  7. #8b9a92
  8. #88948e
  9. #868d89
  10. #838785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebcb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bbad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b7af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95c1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3bead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aebbaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98c1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc1ae {
  color: #9cc1ae;
}
Background
.bg-9cc1ae {
  background-color: #9cc1ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc1ae {
  border: 2px solid #9cc1ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc1ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 193 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc1ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc1ae, #9cc1c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc1ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 193 174 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.67 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.14 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.83 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.56 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.31 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.07 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 11.83 #633e51 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Opal
#9cc1ae  rgb(156, 193, 174)  hsl(149, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#c19caf  rgb(193, 156, 175)  hsl(329, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#ae9cc1  rgb(174, 156, 193)  hsl(269, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#c1ae9c  rgb(193, 174, 156)  hsl(29, 23%, 68%)  Tan