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#B1CBCA

#b1cbca ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b1cbca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 79.61% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 177.69°, with 20% saturation and 74.51% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.5632

Complementary

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #cbb1b2

Split complementary

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #cbb1bf
  3. #cbbdb1

Analogous

  1. #b1cbbd
  2. #b1cbca
  3. #b1bfcb

Triadic

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #cab1cb
  3. #cbcab1

Tetradic

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #b1b2cb
  3. #cbb1b2
  4. #cbcab1

Square

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #bdb1cb
  3. #cbb1b2
  4. #bfcbb1

Monochromatic

  1. #5b8886
  2. #83acab
  3. #b1cbca
  4. #dfeae9
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#b1cbca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #9fb7b6
  3. #8ea2a2
  4. #7c8e8d
  5. #6a7a79
  6. #596665
  7. #475151
  8. #353d3d
  9. #232928
  10. #121414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1cbca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #b9d0cf
  3. #c1d5d5
  4. #c8dbda
  5. #d0e0df
  6. #d8e5e5
  7. #e0eaea
  8. #e8efef
  9. #eff5f4
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1cbca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1cbca
  2. #acc4c3
  3. #a7bcbb
  4. #a2b5b4
  5. #9dadac
  6. #99a6a5
  7. #949e9e
  8. #8f9796
  9. #8a8f8f
  10. #858887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec8c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c8ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aacdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc9ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc7ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1cbca {
  color: #b1cbca;
}
Background
.bg-b1cbca {
  background-color: #b1cbca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1cbca {
  border: 2px solid #b1cbca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1cbca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 203 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 20% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1cbca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1cbca, #b1bfcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1cbca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 203 202 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.61 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.16 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.34 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.97 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.18 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.03 #4e3435 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Opal
#b1cbca  rgb(177, 203, 202)  hsl(178, 20%, 75%)  Opal
#cbb1b2  rgb(203, 177, 178)  hsl(358, 20%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#cab1cb  rgb(202, 177, 203)  hsl(298, 20%, 75%)  Thistle
#cbcab1  rgb(203, 202, 177)  hsl(58, 20%, 75%)  Bone