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#9CC1BF

#9cc1bf ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9cc1bf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 75.69% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.04% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 176.76°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.4897

Complementary

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #c19c9e

Split complementary

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #c19cb0
  3. #c1ac9c

Analogous

  1. #9cc1ac
  2. #9cc1bf
  3. #9cb0c1

Triadic

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #bf9cc1
  3. #c1bf9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #9c9ec1
  3. #c19c9e
  4. #c1bf9c

Square

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #ac9cc1
  3. #c19c9e
  4. #b0c19c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b7976
  2. #6da4a1
  3. #9cc1bf
  4. #cbdedd
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#9cc1bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #8caeac
  3. #7d9a99
  4. #6d8786
  5. #5e7473
  6. #4e6160
  7. #3e4d4c
  8. #2f3a39
  9. #1f2726
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc1bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #a6c7c5
  3. #b0cdcc
  4. #bad4d2
  5. #c4dad9
  6. #cee0df
  7. #d7e6e5
  8. #e1ecec
  9. #ebf3f2
  10. #f5f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc1bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc1bf
  2. #99bbb9
  3. #96b4b2
  4. #94aeac
  5. #91a7a6
  6. #8ea1a0
  7. #8b9a99
  8. #889493
  9. #868d8d
  10. #838786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbdbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b8bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0bfbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acbbbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96c2c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc1bf {
  color: #9cc1bf;
}
Background
.bg-9cc1bf {
  background-color: #9cc1bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc1bf {
  border: 2px solid #9cc1bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc1bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 193 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc1bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc1bf, #9cb0c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc1bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 193 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.42 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.64 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.15 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.21 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.89 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.83 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 11.06 #633e40 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Opal
#9cc1bf  rgb(156, 193, 191)  hsl(177, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#c19c9e  rgb(193, 156, 158)  hsl(357, 23%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#bf9cc1  rgb(191, 156, 193)  hsl(297, 23%, 68%)  Lilac
#c1bf9c  rgb(193, 191, 156)  hsl(57, 23%, 68%)  Sage