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#B4DCD1

#b4dcd1 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b4dcd1 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 86.27% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 163.5°, with 36.36% saturation and 78.43% 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.69.

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Relative luminance0.6549

Complementary

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #dcb4bf

Split complementary

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #dcb4d3
  3. #dcbdb4

Analogous

  1. #b4dcbd
  2. #b4dcd1
  3. #b4d3dc

Triadic

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #d1b4dc
  3. #dcd1b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #b4bfdc
  3. #dcb4bf
  4. #dcd1b4

Square

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #bdb4dc
  3. #dcb4bf
  4. #d3dcb4

Monochromatic

  1. #4fa890
  2. #80c4b1
  3. #b4dcd1
  4. #e8f4f1
  5. #f1f9f6

Shades

#b4dcd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #a2c6bc
  3. #90b0a7
  4. #7e9a92
  5. #6c847d
  6. #5a6e69
  7. #485854
  8. #36423f
  9. #242c2a
  10. #121615
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4dcd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #bce0d6
  3. #c3e3da
  4. #cbe7df
  5. #d2eae3
  6. #daeee8
  7. #e1f1ed
  8. #e9f5f1
  9. #f0f8f6
  10. #f8fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4dcd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4dcd1
  2. #afd3c9
  3. #aacac1
  4. #a4c0b9
  5. #9fb7b1
  6. #9aaea9
  7. #95a5a0
  8. #909c98
  9. #8a9290
  10. #858988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d7d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d7d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d1d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaddd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbd9d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6d6d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeddd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4dcd1 {
  color: #b4dcd1;
}
Background
.bg-b4dcd1 {
  background-color: #b4dcd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4dcd1 {
  border: 2px solid #b4dcd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4dcd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 220 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 36% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4dcd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4dcd1, #b4d3dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4dcd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 220 209 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.69 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.92 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.14 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.71 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.85 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 9.89 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 10.05 #4b232e Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Opal
#b4dcd1  rgb(180, 220, 209)  hsl(164, 36%, 78%)  Opal
#dcb4bf  rgb(220, 180, 191)  hsl(344, 36%, 78%)  Baby Pink
#d1b4dc  rgb(209, 180, 220)  hsl(284, 36%, 78%)  Lilac
#dcd1b4  rgb(220, 209, 180)  hsl(44, 36%, 78%)  Pearl