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#9FBFBF

#9fbfbf ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9fbfbf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 68.63% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4839

Complementary

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #bf9f9f

Split complementary

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #bf9faf
  3. #bfaf9f

Analogous

  1. #9fbfaf
  2. #9fbfbf
  3. #9fafbf

Triadic

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #bf9fbf
  3. #bfbf9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #9f9fbf
  3. #bf9f9f
  4. #bfbf9f

Square

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #af9fbf
  3. #bf9f9f
  4. #afbf9f

Monochromatic

  1. #4f7676
  2. #71a0a0
  3. #9fbfbf
  4. #cddede
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#9fbfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #8facac
  3. #7f9999
  4. #6f8686
  5. #5f7373
  6. #506060
  7. #404c4c
  8. #303939
  9. #202626
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fbfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #a9c5c5
  3. #b2cccc
  4. #bcd2d2
  5. #c5d9d9
  6. #cfdfdf
  7. #d9e5e5
  8. #e2ecec
  9. #ecf2f2
  10. #f5f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fbfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fbfbf
  2. #9cb9b9
  3. #99b2b2
  4. #96acac
  5. #93a6a6
  6. #90a0a0
  7. #8c9999
  8. #899393
  9. #868d8d
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b7bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95c1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0bdbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acbabf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c0bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fbfbf {
  color: #9fbfbf;
}
Background
.bg-9fbfbf {
  background-color: #9fbfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fbfbf {
  border: 2px solid #9fbfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fbfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 20% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fbfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fbfbf, #9fafbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fbfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.48 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.13 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.32 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.40 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.53 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.78 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.58 #604040 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Opal
#9fbfbf  rgb(159, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 20%, 69%)  Opal
#bf9f9f  rgb(191, 159, 159)  hsl(0, 20%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#bf9fbf  rgb(191, 159, 191)  hsl(300, 20%, 69%)  Lilac
#bfbf9f  rgb(191, 191, 159)  hsl(60, 20%, 69%)  Sage