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#99BCBD

#99bcbd ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99bcbd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 181.67°, with 21.43% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4641

Complementary

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #bd9a99

Split complementary

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #bd99aa
  3. #bdac99

Analogous

  1. #99bdac
  2. #99bcbd
  3. #99aabd

Triadic

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #bd99bc
  3. #bcbd99

Tetradic

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #9a99bd
  3. #bd9a99
  4. #bcbd99

Square

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #ac99bd
  3. #bd9a99
  4. #aabd99

Monochromatic

  1. #4a7273
  2. #6b9d9f
  3. #99bcbd
  4. #c7dbdb
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#99bcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #8aa9aa
  3. #7a9697
  4. #6b8484
  5. #5c7171
  6. #4d5e5f
  7. #3d4b4c
  8. #2e3839
  9. #1f2626
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #a3c3c4
  3. #adc9ca
  4. #b8d0d1
  5. #c2d7d7
  6. #ccdede
  7. #d6e4e5
  8. #e0ebeb
  9. #ebf2f2
  10. #f5f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bcbd
  2. #97b6b7
  3. #94b0b1
  4. #92aaab
  5. #8fa4a5
  6. #8d9e9f
  7. #8a9898
  8. #889292
  9. #858c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ebfbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbabd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b7bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93bebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bcbd {
  color: #99bcbd;
}
Background
.bg-99bcbd {
  background-color: #99bcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bcbd {
  border: 2px solid #99bcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bcbd, #99aabd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.46 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.28 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.79 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.05 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.97 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.94 #664342 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Opal
#99bcbd  rgb(153, 188, 189)  hsl(182, 21%, 67%)  Opal
#bd9a99  rgb(189, 154, 153)  hsl(2, 21%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#bd99bc  rgb(189, 153, 188)  hsl(302, 21%, 67%)  Lilac
#bcbd99  rgb(188, 189, 153)  hsl(62, 21%, 67%)  Sage