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#B3D9CC

#b3d9cc ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3d9cc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 85.1% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.99% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 159.47°, with 33.33% saturation and 77.65% 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 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6357

Complementary

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #d9b3c0

Split complementary

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #d9b3d3
  3. #d9b9b3

Analogous

  1. #b3d9b9
  2. #b3d9cc
  3. #b3d3d9

Triadic

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #ccb3d9
  3. #d9ccb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #b3c0d9
  3. #d9b3c0
  4. #d9ccb3

Square

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #b9b3d9
  3. #d9b3c0
  4. #d3d9b3

Monochromatic

  1. #51a286
  2. #80c0aa
  3. #b3d9cc
  4. #e6f3ee
  5. #f1f8f6

Shades

#b3d9cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #a1c3b8
  3. #8faea3
  4. #7d988f
  5. #6b827a
  6. #5a6d66
  7. #485752
  8. #36413d
  9. #242b29
  10. #121614
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3d9cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #bbddd1
  3. #c2e1d6
  4. #cae4db
  5. #d1e8e0
  6. #d9ece6
  7. #e1f0eb
  8. #e8f4f0
  9. #f0f7f5
  10. #f7fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3d9cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3d9cc
  2. #aed0c4
  3. #a9c7bd
  4. #a4beb5
  5. #9fb5ae
  6. #9aada6
  7. #94a49e
  8. #8f9b97
  9. #8a928f
  10. #858988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6d4cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d4cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfcfcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abdad5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9d6cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5d3cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aed9d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3d9cc {
  color: #b3d9cc;
}
Background
.bg-b3d9cc {
  background-color: #b3d9cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3d9cc {
  border: 2px solid #b3d9cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3d9cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 217 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 33% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3d9cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3d9cc, #b3d3d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3d9cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 217 204 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.18 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.04 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.12 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.44 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.70 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.83 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 10.71 #4c2633 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Opal
#b3d9cc  rgb(179, 217, 204)  hsl(159, 33%, 78%)  Opal
#d9b3c0  rgb(217, 179, 192)  hsl(339, 33%, 78%)  Thistle
#ccb3d9  rgb(204, 179, 217)  hsl(279, 33%, 78%)  Thistle
#d9ccb3  rgb(217, 204, 179)  hsl(39, 33%, 78%)  Bone