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#BCD1CB

#bcd1cb ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcd1cb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 81.96% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.87% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 162.86°, with 18.58% saturation and 77.84% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.606

Complementary

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #d1bcc2

Split complementary

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #d1bccc
  3. #d1c0bc

Analogous

  1. #bcd1c0
  2. #bcd1cb
  3. #bcccd1

Triadic

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #cbbcd1
  3. #d1cbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #bcc2d1
  3. #d1bcc2
  4. #d1cbbc

Square

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #c0bcd1
  3. #d1bcc2
  4. #ccd1bc

Monochromatic

  1. #639184
  2. #8fb2a8
  3. #bcd1cb
  4. #e9f0ee
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#bcd1cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #a9bcb7
  3. #96a7a2
  4. #84928e
  5. #717d7a
  6. #5e6966
  7. #4b5451
  8. #383f3d
  9. #262a29
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd1cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #c3d6d0
  3. #c9dad5
  4. #d0dfdb
  5. #d7e3e0
  6. #dee8e5
  7. #e4edea
  8. #ebf1ef
  9. #f2f6f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd1cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd1cb
  2. #b6c9c4
  3. #b0c1bc
  4. #aab9b5
  5. #a4b1ad
  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 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cecc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcecb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcbcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7d2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cfcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5cdcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9d1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd1cb {
  color: #bcd1cb;
}
Background
.bg-bcd1cb {
  background-color: #bcd1cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd1cb {
  border: 2px solid #bcd1cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd1cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 209 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 19% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd1cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd1cb, #bcccd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd1cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 209 203 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.37 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.54 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.52 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.32 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.77 #432e34 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Opal
#bcd1cb  rgb(188, 209, 203)  hsl(163, 19%, 78%)  Opal
#d1bcc2  rgb(209, 188, 194)  hsl(343, 19%, 78%)  Silver Pink
#cbbcd1  rgb(203, 188, 209)  hsl(283, 19%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#d1cbbc  rgb(209, 203, 188)  hsl(43, 19%, 78%)  Bone