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#BFD9CD

#bfd9cd ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bfd9cd is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.53% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 152.31°, with 25.49% saturation and 80% 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 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.6511

Complementary

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #d9bfcb

Split complementary

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #d9bfd8
  3. #d9c0bf

Analogous

  1. #bfd9c0
  2. #bfd9cd
  3. #bfd8d9

Triadic

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #cdbfd9
  3. #d9cdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #bfcbd9
  3. #d9bfcb
  4. #d9cdbf

Square

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #c0bfd9
  3. #d9bfcb
  4. #d8d9bf

Monochromatic

  1. #5fa082
  2. #8fbca8
  3. #bfd9cd
  4. #eff5f3
  5. #f2f7f5

Shades

#bfd9cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #acc3b9
  3. #99aea4
  4. #869890
  5. #73827b
  6. #606d67
  7. #4c5752
  8. #39413e
  9. #262b29
  10. #131615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfd9cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #c5ddd2
  3. #cce1d7
  4. #d2e4dc
  5. #d9e8e1
  6. #dfece6
  7. #e5f0eb
  8. #ecf4f0
  9. #f2f7f5
  10. #f9fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfd9cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfd9cd
  2. #b9d0c5
  3. #b2c7be
  4. #acbeb6
  5. #a6b5ae
  6. #a0ada7
  7. #99a49f
  8. #939b97
  9. #8d928f
  10. #868988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d5cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d2ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bad9d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd5cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcd9d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfd9cd {
  color: #bfd9cd;
}
Background
.bg-bfd9cd {
  background-color: #bfd9cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfd9cd {
  border: 2px solid #bfd9cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfd9cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 217 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 152 25% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfd9cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfd9cd, #bfd8d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfd9cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 217 205 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.78 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.76 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.83 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 9.50 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 9.79 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.86 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.77 #402632 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Opal
#bfd9cd  rgb(191, 217, 205)  hsl(152, 25%, 80%)  Opal
#d9bfcb  rgb(217, 191, 203)  hsl(332, 25%, 80%)  Thistle
#cdbfd9  rgb(205, 191, 217)  hsl(272, 25%, 80%)  Languid Lavender
#d9cdbf  rgb(217, 205, 191)  hsl(32, 25%, 80%)  Bone