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#BBDBCB

#bbdbcb ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdbcb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 85.88% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.31% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 30.77% saturation and 79.61% 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 14.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.72.

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Relative luminance0.6554

Complementary

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #dbbbcb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #dbbbdb
  3. #dbbbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #bbdbcb
  3. #bbdbdb

Triadic

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #cbbbdb
  3. #dbcbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #bbcbdb
  3. #dbbbcb
  4. #dbcbbb

Square

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #bbbbdb
  3. #dbbbcb
  4. #dbdbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #58a57f
  2. #89c1a5
  3. #bbdbcb
  4. #edf5f1
  5. #f2f8f5

Shades

#bbdbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #a8c5b7
  3. #96afa2
  4. #83998e
  5. #70837a
  6. #5e6e66
  7. #4b5851
  8. #38423d
  9. #252c29
  10. #131614
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #c2dfd0
  3. #c9e2d5
  4. #cfe6db
  5. #d6e9e0
  6. #ddede5
  7. #e4f1ea
  8. #ebf4ef
  9. #f1f8f5
  10. #f8fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbcb
  2. #b5d2c4
  3. #afc9bc
  4. #a9c0b5
  5. #a3b7ad
  6. #9eaea6
  7. #98a49e
  8. #929b97
  9. #8c928f
  10. #868988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad7d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dad6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d2cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5dbd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced8cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad6cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8dbd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbcb {
  color: #bbdbcb;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbcb {
  background-color: #bbdbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbcb {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbcb, #bbdbdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 203 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.72 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.60 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.90 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.32 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.49 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.55 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 10.15 #442434 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Opal
#bbdbcb  rgb(187, 219, 203)  hsl(150, 31%, 80%)  Opal
#dbbbcb  rgb(219, 187, 203)  hsl(330, 31%, 80%)  Thistle
#cbbbdb  rgb(203, 187, 219)  hsl(270, 31%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbcbbb  rgb(219, 203, 187)  hsl(30, 31%, 80%)  Bone