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#BCD0CE

#bcd0ce ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcd0ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.96% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 174°, with 17.54% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6026

Complementary

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #d0bcbe

Split complementary

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #d0bcc8
  3. #d0c4bc

Analogous

  1. #bcd0c4
  2. #bcd0ce
  3. #bcc8d0

Triadic

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #cebcd0
  3. #d0cebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #bcbed0
  3. #d0bcbe
  4. #d0cebc

Square

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #c4bcd0
  3. #d0bcbe
  4. #c8d0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #648f8b
  2. #8fb0ad
  3. #bcd0ce
  4. #e9f0ef
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#bcd0ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #a9bbb9
  3. #96a6a5
  4. #849290
  5. #717d7c
  6. #5e6867
  7. #4b5352
  8. #383e3e
  9. #262a29
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd0ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #c3d5d3
  3. #c9d9d8
  4. #d0dedd
  5. #d7e3e2
  6. #dee8e7
  7. #e4eceb
  8. #ebf1f0
  9. #f2f6f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd0ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd0ce
  2. #b6c8c6
  3. #b0c0be
  4. #aab8b7
  5. #a4b0af
  6. #9ea8a7
  7. #98a09f
  8. #929897
  9. #8c9090
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cecd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cecece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cbce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7d1cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cfce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cdce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9d1cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd0ce {
  color: #bcd0ce;
}
Background
.bg-bcd0ce {
  background-color: #bcd0ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd0ce {
  border: 2px solid #bcd0ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd0ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 208 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 18% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd0ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd0ce, #bcc8d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd0ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 208 206 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.12 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.68 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.93 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.87 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.01 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.74 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.81 #432f31 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Opal
#bcd0ce  rgb(188, 208, 206)  hsl(174, 18%, 78%)  Opal
#d0bcbe  rgb(208, 188, 190)  hsl(354, 18%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#cebcd0  rgb(206, 188, 208)  hsl(294, 18%, 78%)  Thistle
#d0cebc  rgb(208, 206, 188)  hsl(54, 18%, 78%)  Bone