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#99BCBF

#99bcbf ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99bcbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.9% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 184.74°, with 22.89% saturation and 67.45% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.465

Complementary

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #bf9c99

Split complementary

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #bf99a9
  3. #bfaf99

Analogous

  1. #99bfaf
  2. #99bcbf
  3. #99a9bf

Triadic

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #bf99bc
  3. #bcbf99

Tetradic

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #9c99bf
  3. #bf9c99
  4. #bcbf99

Square

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #af99bf
  3. #bf9c99
  4. #a9bf99

Monochromatic

  1. #4a7275
  2. #6a9da2
  3. #99bcbf
  4. #c8dbdc
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#99bcbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #8aa9ac
  3. #7a9699
  4. #6b8486
  5. #5c7173
  6. #4d5e60
  7. #3d4b4c
  8. #2e3839
  9. #1f2626
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bcbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #a3c3c5
  3. #adc9cc
  4. #b8d0d2
  5. #c2d7d9
  6. #ccdedf
  7. #d6e4e5
  8. #e0ebec
  9. #ebf2f2
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bcbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bcbf
  2. #97b6b9
  3. #94b0b2
  4. #92aaac
  5. #8fa4a6
  6. #8d9ea0
  7. #8a9899
  8. #889293
  9. #858c8d
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb8b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b9bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb3bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dbfbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbabf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b7bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92bebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bcbf {
  color: #99bcbf;
}
Background
.bg-99bcbf {
  background-color: #99bcbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bcbf {
  border: 2px solid #99bcbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bcbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bcbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bcbf, #99a9bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bcbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.13 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.07 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.24 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.65 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.21 #664340 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Opal
#99bcbf  rgb(153, 188, 191)  hsl(185, 23%, 67%)  Opal
#bf9c99  rgb(191, 156, 153)  hsl(5, 23%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#bf99bc  rgb(191, 153, 188)  hsl(305, 23%, 67%)  Lilac
#bcbf99  rgb(188, 191, 153)  hsl(65, 23%, 67%)  Sage