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#9FCBBD

#9fcbbd ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9fcbbd is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 79.61% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.9% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 160.91°, with 29.73% saturation and 70.98% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.5376

Complementary

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #cb9fad

Split complementary

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #cb9fc3
  3. #cba79f

Analogous

  1. #9fcba7
  2. #9fcbbd
  3. #9fc3cb

Triadic

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #bd9fcb
  3. #cbbd9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #9fadcb
  3. #cb9fad
  4. #cbbd9f

Square

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #a79fcb
  3. #cb9fad
  4. #c3cb9f

Monochromatic

  1. #498874
  2. #6db09b
  3. #9fcbbd
  4. #d1e6df
  5. #f2f8f6

Shades

#9fcbbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #8fb7aa
  3. #7fa297
  4. #6f8e84
  5. #5f7a71
  6. #50665f
  7. #40514c
  8. #303d39
  9. #202926
  10. #101413
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fcbbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #a9d0c4
  3. #b2d5ca
  4. #bcdbd1
  5. #c5e0d7
  6. #cfe5de
  7. #d9eae5
  8. #e2efeb
  9. #ecf5f2
  10. #f5faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fcbbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fcbbd
  2. #9cc4b7
  3. #99bcb1
  4. #96b5ab
  5. #93ada5
  6. #90a69f
  7. #8c9e98
  8. #899792
  9. #868f8c
  10. #838886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c5c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c5bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bfbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95ccc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c8bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c4be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99ccc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fcbbd {
  color: #9fcbbd;
}
Background
.bg-9fcbbd {
  background-color: #9fcbbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fcbbd {
  border: 2px solid #9fcbbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fcbbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 203 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 30% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fcbbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fcbbd, #9fc3cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fcbbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 203 189 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.41 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.51 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.85 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.95 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.10 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.14 #603442 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Opal
#9fcbbd  rgb(159, 203, 189)  hsl(161, 30%, 71%)  Opal
#cb9fad  rgb(203, 159, 173)  hsl(341, 30%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#bd9fcb  rgb(189, 159, 203)  hsl(281, 30%, 71%)  Lilac
#cbbd9f  rgb(203, 189, 159)  hsl(41, 30%, 71%)  Tan