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#BBD1CC

#bbd1cc ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbd1cc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 81.96% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.39% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 166.36°, with 19.3% saturation and 77.65% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6053

Complementary

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #d1bbc0

Split complementary

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #d1bbcb
  3. #d1c1bb

Analogous

  1. #bbd1c1
  2. #bbd1cc
  3. #bbcbd1

Triadic

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #ccbbd1
  3. #d1ccbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #bbc0d1
  3. #d1bbc0
  4. #d1ccbb

Square

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #c1bbd1
  3. #d1bbc0
  4. #cbd1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #629186
  2. #8db2aa
  3. #bbd1cc
  4. #e9f0ee
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#bbd1cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #a8bcb8
  3. #96a7a3
  4. #83928f
  5. #707d7a
  6. #5e6966
  7. #4b5452
  8. #383f3d
  9. #252a29
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd1cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #c2d6d1
  3. #c9dad6
  4. #cfdfdb
  5. #d6e3e0
  6. #dde8e6
  7. #e4edeb
  8. #ebf1f0
  9. #f1f6f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd1cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd1cc
  2. #b5c9c4
  3. #afc1bd
  4. #a9b9b5
  5. #a3b1ae
  6. #9ea9a6
  7. #98a09e
  8. #929897
  9. #8c908f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cecc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcecc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacbcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6d2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cfcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cdcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8d2ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd1cc {
  color: #bbd1cc;
}
Background
.bg-bbd1cc {
  background-color: #bbd1cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd1cc {
  border: 2px solid #bbd1cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd1cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 209 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 19% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd1cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd1cc, #bbcbd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd1cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 209 204 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.29 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.81 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.10 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.85 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.85 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.89 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.89 #442e33 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Opal
#bbd1cc  rgb(187, 209, 204)  hsl(166, 19%, 78%)  Opal
#d1bbc0  rgb(209, 187, 192)  hsl(346, 19%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#ccbbd1  rgb(204, 187, 209)  hsl(286, 19%, 78%)  Thistle
#d1ccbb  rgb(209, 204, 187)  hsl(46, 19%, 78%)  Bone