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#9EC0BB

#9ec0bb ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ec0bb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 75.29% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.6% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 171.18°, with 21.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.4856

Complementary

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #c09ea3

Split complementary

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #c09eb4
  3. #c0aa9e

Analogous

  1. #9ec0aa
  2. #9ec0bb
  3. #9eb4c0

Triadic

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #bb9ec0
  3. #c0bb9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #9ea3c0
  3. #c09ea3
  4. #c0bb9e

Square

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #aa9ec0
  3. #c09ea3
  4. #b4c09e

Monochromatic

  1. #4e7771
  2. #70a29a
  3. #9ec0bb
  4. #ccdedc
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#9ec0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #8eada8
  3. #7e9a96
  4. #6f8683
  5. #5f7370
  6. #4f605e
  7. #3f4d4b
  8. #2f3a38
  9. #202625
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #a8c6c2
  3. #b1cdc9
  4. #bbd3cf
  5. #c5d9d6
  6. #cfe0dd
  7. #d8e6e4
  8. #e2eceb
  9. #ecf2f1
  10. #f5f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec0bb
  2. #9bbab5
  3. #98b3af
  4. #95ada9
  5. #92a6a3
  6. #8fa09e
  7. #8c9a98
  8. #899392
  9. #868d8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbcba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbcbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b7bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95c2be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1bebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbbbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec0bb {
  color: #9ec0bb;
}
Background
.bg-9ec0bb {
  background-color: #9ec0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec0bb {
  border: 2px solid #9ec0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 192 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 21% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec0bb, #9eb4c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 192 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 2.35 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.20 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.35 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.10 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.09 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 11.64 #613f44 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Opal
#9ec0bb  rgb(158, 192, 187)  hsl(171, 21%, 69%)  Opal
#c09ea3  rgb(192, 158, 163)  hsl(351, 21%, 69%)  Rosy Brown
#bb9ec0  rgb(187, 158, 192)  hsl(291, 21%, 69%)  Lilac
#c0bb9e  rgb(192, 187, 158)  hsl(51, 21%, 69%)  Sage