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#BBCDC8

#bbcdc8 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcdc8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.39% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 163.33°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.584

Complementary

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #cdbbc0

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #cdbbc9
  3. #cdbfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdbf
  2. #bbcdc8
  3. #bbc9cd

Triadic

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #c8bbcd
  3. #cdc8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #bbc0cd
  3. #cdbbc0
  4. #cdc8bb

Square

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #bfbbcd
  3. #cdbbc0
  4. #c9cdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #658a80
  2. #8fada4
  3. #bbcdc8
  4. #e7edec
  5. #f3f6f5

Shades

#bbcdc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #a8b9b4
  3. #96a4a0
  4. #83908c
  5. #707b78
  6. #5e6764
  7. #4b5250
  8. #383e3c
  9. #252928
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #c2d2ce
  3. #c9d7d3
  4. #cfdcd9
  5. #d6e1de
  6. #dde6e4
  7. #e4ebe9
  8. #ebf0ef
  9. #f1f5f4
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdc8
  2. #b5c5c1
  3. #afbeba
  4. #a9b6b2
  5. #a3aeab
  6. #9ea7a4
  7. #989f9d
  8. #929796
  9. #8c8f8e
  10. #868887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c8c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7cecb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5ccc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9cdca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdc8 {
  color: #bbcdc8;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdc8 {
  background-color: #bbcdc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdc8 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdc8, #bbc9cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 200 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.42 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.51 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.82 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.87 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.87 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.14 #443237 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Opal
#bbcdc8  rgb(187, 205, 200)  hsl(163, 15%, 77%)  Opal
#cdbbc0  rgb(205, 187, 192)  hsl(343, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#c8bbcd  rgb(200, 187, 205)  hsl(283, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdc8bb  rgb(205, 200, 187)  hsl(43, 15%, 77%)  Bone