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#B1CDC8

#b1cdc8 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b1cdc8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 80.39% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 169.29°, with 21.88% saturation and 74.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.5718

Complementary

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #cdb1b6

Split complementary

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #cdb1c4
  3. #cdbab1

Analogous

  1. #b1cdba
  2. #b1cdc8
  3. #b1c4cd

Triadic

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #c8b1cd
  3. #cdc8b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #b1b6cd
  3. #cdb1b6
  4. #cdc8b1

Square

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #bab1cd
  3. #cdb1b6
  4. #c4cdb1

Monochromatic

  1. #598c83
  2. #82afa7
  3. #b1cdc8
  4. #e0ebe9
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#b1cdc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #9fb9b4
  3. #8ea4a0
  4. #7c908c
  5. #6a7b78
  6. #596764
  7. #475250
  8. #353e3c
  9. #232928
  10. #121514
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1cdc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #b9d2ce
  3. #c1d7d3
  4. #c8dcd9
  5. #d0e1de
  6. #d8e6e4
  7. #e0ebe9
  8. #e8f0ef
  9. #eff5f4
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1cdc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1cdc8
  2. #acc5c1
  3. #a7beba
  4. #a2b6b2
  5. #9daeab
  6. #99a7a4
  7. #949f9d
  8. #8f9796
  9. #8a8f8e
  10. #858887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc9c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c5c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aacecb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1cbc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc9c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adceca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1cdc8 {
  color: #b1cdc8;
}
Background
.bg-b1cdc8 {
  background-color: #b1cdc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1cdc8 {
  border: 2px solid #b1cdc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1cdc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 205 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 22% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1cdc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1cdc8, #b1c4cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1cdc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 205 200 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 2.70 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.34 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.20 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.26 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.54 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.97 #4e3237 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Opal
#b1cdc8  rgb(177, 205, 200)  hsl(169, 22%, 75%)  Opal
#cdb1b6  rgb(205, 177, 182)  hsl(349, 22%, 75%)  Silver Pink
#c8b1cd  rgb(200, 177, 205)  hsl(289, 22%, 75%)  Thistle
#cdc8b1  rgb(205, 200, 177)  hsl(49, 22%, 75%)  Bone