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#B3D3C8

#b3d3c8 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3d3c8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 82.75% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.21% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 159.38°, with 26.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6034

Complementary

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #d3b3be

Split complementary

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #d3b3ce
  3. #d3b8b3

Analogous

  1. #b3d3b8
  2. #b3d3c8
  3. #b3ced3

Triadic

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #c8b3d3
  3. #d3c8b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #b3bed3
  3. #d3b3be
  4. #d3c8b3

Square

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #b8b3d3
  3. #d3b3be
  4. #ced3b3

Monochromatic

  1. #579680
  2. #83b7a5
  3. #b3d3c8
  4. #e3efeb
  5. #f2f8f6

Shades

#b3d3c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #a1beb4
  3. #8fa9a0
  4. #7d948c
  5. #6b7f78
  6. #5a6a64
  7. #485450
  8. #363f3c
  9. #242a28
  10. #121514
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3d3c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #bbd7ce
  3. #c2dcd3
  4. #cae0d9
  5. #d1e5de
  6. #d9e9e4
  7. #e1ede9
  8. #e8f2ef
  9. #f0f6f4
  10. #f7fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3d3c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3d3c8
  2. #aecbc1
  3. #a9c2ba
  4. #a4bab2
  5. #9fb2ab
  6. #9aaaa4
  7. #94a19d
  8. #8f9996
  9. #8a918e
  10. #858887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2cfca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1cfc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acd4d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6d0c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cec8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afd3cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3d3c8 {
  color: #b3d3c8;
}
Background
.bg-b3d3c8 {
  background-color: #b3d3c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3d3c8 {
  border: 2px solid #b3d3c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3d3c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 211 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 27% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3d3c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3d3c8, #b3ced3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3d3c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 211 200 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.31 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.85 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.10 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.18 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.05 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.35 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.62 #4c2c37 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Opal
#b3d3c8  rgb(179, 211, 200)  hsl(159, 27%, 76%)  Opal
#d3b3be  rgb(211, 179, 190)  hsl(339, 27%, 76%)  Thistle
#c8b3d3  rgb(200, 179, 211)  hsl(279, 27%, 76%)  Thistle
#d3c8b3  rgb(211, 200, 179)  hsl(39, 27%, 76%)  Bone