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#9CCBBB

#9ccbbb ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9ccbbb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 79.61% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.88% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 159.57°, with 31.13% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.5337

Complementary

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #cb9cac

Split complementary

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #cb9cc4
  3. #cba39c

Analogous

  1. #9ccba3
  2. #9ccbbb
  3. #9cc4cb

Triadic

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #bb9ccb
  3. #cbbb9c

Tetradic

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #9caccb
  3. #cb9cac
  4. #cbbb9c

Square

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #a39ccb
  3. #cb9cac
  4. #c4cb9c

Monochromatic

  1. #478771
  2. #6ab199
  3. #9ccbbb
  4. #cee5dd
  5. #f2f8f6

Shades

#9ccbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #8cb7a8
  3. #7da296
  4. #6d8e83
  5. #5e7a70
  6. #4e665e
  7. #3e514b
  8. #2f3d38
  9. #1f2925
  10. #101413
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ccbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #a6d0c2
  3. #b0d5c9
  4. #badbcf
  5. #c4e0d6
  6. #cee5dd
  7. #d7eae4
  8. #e1efeb
  9. #ebf5f1
  10. #f5faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ccbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ccbbb
  2. #99c4b5
  3. #96bcaf
  4. #94b5a9
  5. #91ada3
  6. #8ea69e
  7. #8b9e98
  8. #889792
  9. #868f8c
  10. #838886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c5ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91ccc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c7bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2c4bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95ccc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ccbbb {
  color: #9ccbbb;
}
Background
.bg-9ccbbb {
  background-color: #9ccbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ccbbb {
  border: 2px solid #9ccbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ccbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 203 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 31% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ccbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ccbbb, #9cc4cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ccbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 203 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.29 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.83 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.25 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.48 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.19 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.49 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.58 #633444 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Opal
#9ccbbb  rgb(156, 203, 187)  hsl(160, 31%, 70%)  Opal
#cb9cac  rgb(203, 156, 172)  hsl(340, 31%, 70%)  Puce
#bb9ccb  rgb(187, 156, 203)  hsl(280, 31%, 70%)  Wisteria
#cbbb9c  rgb(203, 187, 156)  hsl(40, 31%, 70%)  Tan