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#BBCDCA

#bbcdca ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcdca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 170°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.5849

Complementary

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #cdbbbe

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #cdbbc7
  3. #cdc1bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdc1
  2. #bbcdca
  3. #bbc7cd

Triadic

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #cabbcd
  3. #cdcabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #bbbecd
  3. #cdbbbe
  4. #cdcabb

Square

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #c1bbcd
  3. #cdbbbe
  4. #c7cdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #658a84
  2. #8fada8
  3. #bbcdca
  4. #e7edec
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcdca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #a8b9b6
  3. #96a4a2
  4. #83908d
  5. #707b79
  6. #5e6765
  7. #4b5251
  8. #383e3d
  9. #252928
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #c2d2cf
  3. #c9d7d5
  4. #cfdcda
  5. #d6e1df
  6. #dde6e5
  7. #e4ebea
  8. #ebf0ef
  9. #f1f5f4
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdca
  2. #b5c5c3
  3. #afbebb
  4. #a9b6b4
  5. #a3aeac
  6. #9ea7a5
  7. #989f9e
  8. #929796
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7cecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5ccca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3caca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdca {
  color: #bbcdca;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdca {
  background-color: #bbcdca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdca {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdca, #bbc7cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 202 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.82 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.95 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.91 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.50 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.50 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.79 #443235 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Opal
#bbcdca  rgb(187, 205, 202)  hsl(170, 15%, 77%)  Opal
#cdbbbe  rgb(205, 187, 190)  hsl(350, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cabbcd  rgb(202, 187, 205)  hsl(290, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcabb  rgb(205, 202, 187)  hsl(50, 15%, 77%)  Bone