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#BCD0C8

#bcd0c8 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcd0c8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 81.57% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.85% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 156°, with 17.54% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.5997

Complementary

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #d0bcc4

Split complementary

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #d0bcce
  3. #d0bebc

Analogous

  1. #bcd0be
  2. #bcd0c8
  3. #bcced0

Triadic

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #c8bcd0
  3. #d0c8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #bcc4d0
  3. #d0bcc4
  4. #d0c8bc

Square

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #bebcd0
  3. #d0bcc4
  4. #ced0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #648f7e
  2. #8fb0a3
  3. #bcd0c8
  4. #e9f0ed
  5. #f3f7f5

Shades

#bcd0c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #a9bbb4
  3. #96a6a0
  4. #84928c
  5. #717d78
  6. #5e6864
  7. #4b5350
  8. #383e3c
  9. #262a28
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd0c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #c3d5ce
  3. #c9d9d3
  4. #d0ded9
  5. #d7e3de
  6. #dee8e4
  7. #e4ece9
  8. #ebf1ef
  9. #f2f6f4
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd0c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd0c8
  2. #b6c8c1
  3. #b0c0ba
  4. #aab8b2
  5. #a4b0ab
  6. #9ea8a4
  7. #98a09d
  8. #929896
  9. #8c908e
  10. #868887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcdc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8d0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cec8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5cdc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bad0cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd0c8 {
  color: #bcd0c8;
}
Background
.bg-bcd0c8 {
  background-color: #bcd0c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd0c8 {
  border: 2px solid #bcd0c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd0c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 208 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 156 18% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd0c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd0c8, #bcced0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd0c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 208 200 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.28 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.07 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.33 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.15 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.92 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.92 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.16 #432f37 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Opal
#bcd0c8  rgb(188, 208, 200)  hsl(156, 18%, 78%)  Opal
#d0bcc4  rgb(208, 188, 196)  hsl(336, 18%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#c8bcd0  rgb(200, 188, 208)  hsl(276, 18%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#d0c8bc  rgb(208, 200, 188)  hsl(36, 18%, 78%)  Bone