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#9FC8BB

#9fc8bb ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9fc8bb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 78.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 160.98°, with 27.15% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.5227

Complementary

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #c89fac

Split complementary

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #c89fc0
  3. #c8a69f

Analogous

  1. #9fc8a6
  2. #9fc8bb
  3. #9fc0c8

Triadic

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #bb9fc8
  3. #c8bb9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #9facc8
  3. #c89fac
  4. #c8bb9f

Square

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #a69fc8
  3. #c89fac
  4. #c0c89f

Monochromatic

  1. #4b8371
  2. #6eac99
  3. #9fc8bb
  4. #d0e4dd
  5. #f2f8f6

Shades

#9fc8bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #8fb4a8
  3. #7fa096
  4. #6f8c83
  5. #5f7870
  6. #50645e
  7. #40504b
  8. #303c38
  9. #202825
  10. #101413
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fc8bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #a9cec2
  3. #b2d3c9
  4. #bcd9cf
  5. #c5ded6
  6. #cfe4dd
  7. #d9e9e4
  8. #e2efeb
  9. #ecf4f1
  10. #f5faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fc8bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fc8bb
  2. #9cc1b5
  3. #99baaf
  4. #96b2a9
  5. #93aba3
  6. #90a49e
  7. #8c9d98
  8. #899692
  9. #868e8c
  10. #838786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c3ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95c9c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c5bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2c2bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c9c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fc8bb {
  color: #9fc8bb;
}
Background
.bg-9fc8bb {
  background-color: #9fc8bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fc8bb {
  border: 2px solid #9fc8bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fc8bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 200 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 27% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fc8bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fc8bb, #9fc0c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fc8bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 200 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.56 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.06 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.36 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.90 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.61 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.70 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.86 #603744 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Opal
#9fc8bb  rgb(159, 200, 187)  hsl(161, 27%, 70%)  Opal
#c89fac  rgb(200, 159, 172)  hsl(341, 27%, 70%)  Rosy Brown
#bb9fc8  rgb(187, 159, 200)  hsl(281, 27%, 70%)  Lilac
#c8bb9f  rgb(200, 187, 159)  hsl(41, 27%, 70%)  Tan