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#9DCDC8

#9dcdc8 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9dcdc8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 80.39% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 173.75°, with 32.43% saturation and 70.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.55

Complementary

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #cd9da2

Split complementary

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #cd9dba
  3. #cdb09d

Analogous

  1. #9dcdb0
  2. #9dcdc8
  3. #9dbacd

Triadic

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #c89dcd
  3. #cdc89d

Tetradic

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #9da2cd
  3. #cd9da2
  4. #cdc89d

Square

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #b09dcd
  3. #cd9da2
  4. #bacd9d

Monochromatic

  1. #478a83
  2. #6ab3ac
  3. #9dcdc8
  4. #d0e7e4
  5. #f1f8f7

Shades

#9dcdc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #8db9b4
  3. #7ea4a0
  4. #6e908c
  5. #5e7b78
  6. #4f6764
  7. #3f5250
  8. #2f3e3c
  9. #1f2928
  10. #101514
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dcdc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #a7d2ce
  3. #b1d7d3
  4. #badcd9
  5. #c4e1de
  6. #cee6e4
  7. #d8ebe9
  8. #e2f0ef
  9. #ebf5f4
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dcdc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dcdc8
  2. #9ac5c1
  3. #97beba
  4. #94b6b2
  5. #91aeab
  6. #8fa7a4
  7. #8c9f9d
  8. #899796
  9. #868f8e
  10. #838887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c8c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec1c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fcfcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8cac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2c6c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95ceca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dcdc8 {
  color: #9dcdc8;
}
Background
.bg-9dcdc8 {
  background-color: #9dcdc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dcdc8 {
  border: 2px solid #9dcdc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dcdc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 205 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dcdc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dcdc8, #9dbacd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dcdc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 205 200 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.47 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.72 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.91 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.21 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.26 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.09 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.13 #623237 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Opal
#9dcdc8  rgb(157, 205, 200)  hsl(174, 32%, 71%)  Opal
#cd9da2  rgb(205, 157, 162)  hsl(354, 32%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#c89dcd  rgb(200, 157, 205)  hsl(294, 32%, 71%)  Lilac
#cdc89d  rgb(205, 200, 157)  hsl(54, 32%, 71%)  Sage