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#9ECABC

#9ecabc ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9ecabc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 79.22% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.93% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 160.91°, with 29.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.5314

Complementary

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #ca9eac

Split complementary

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #ca9ec2
  3. #caa69e

Analogous

  1. #9ecaa6
  2. #9ecabc
  3. #9ec2ca

Triadic

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #bc9eca
  3. #cabc9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #9eacca
  3. #ca9eac
  4. #cabc9e

Square

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #a69eca
  3. #ca9eac
  4. #c2ca9e

Monochromatic

  1. #498673
  2. #6daf9a
  3. #9ecabc
  4. #cfe5de
  5. #f2f8f6

Shades

#9ecabc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #8eb6a9
  3. #7ea296
  4. #6f8d84
  5. #5f7971
  6. #4f655e
  7. #3f514b
  8. #2f3d38
  9. #202826
  10. #101413
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ecabc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #a8cfc3
  3. #b1d5c9
  4. #bbdad0
  5. #c5dfd7
  6. #cfe5de
  7. #d8eae4
  8. #e2efeb
  9. #ecf4f2
  10. #f5faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ecabc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ecabc
  2. #9bc3b6
  3. #98bbb0
  4. #95b4aa
  5. #92aca4
  6. #8fa59e
  7. #8c9e98
  8. #899692
  9. #868f8c
  10. #838786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c4bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c4bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94cbc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c7bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c3bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98cbc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ecabc {
  color: #9ecabc;
}
Background
.bg-9ecabc {
  background-color: #9ecabc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ecabc {
  border: 2px solid #9ecabc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ecabc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 202 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 29% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ecabc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ecabc, #9ec2ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ecabc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 202 188 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.37 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.64 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.81 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.99 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.08 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.14 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.29 #613543 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Opal
#9ecabc  rgb(158, 202, 188)  hsl(161, 29%, 71%)  Opal
#ca9eac  rgb(202, 158, 172)  hsl(341, 29%, 71%)  Puce
#bc9eca  rgb(188, 158, 202)  hsl(281, 29%, 71%)  Lilac
#cabc9e  rgb(202, 188, 158)  hsl(41, 29%, 71%)  Tan