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#BBCDCB

#bbcdcb ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcdcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 173.33°, 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5854

Complementary

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #cdbbbd

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #cdbbc6
  3. #cdc2bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcdc2
  2. #bbcdcb
  3. #bbc6cd

Triadic

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #cbbbcd
  3. #cdcbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #bbbdcd
  3. #cdbbbd
  4. #cdcbbb

Square

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #c2bbcd
  3. #cdbbbd
  4. #c6cdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #658a86
  2. #8fada9
  3. #bbcdcb
  4. #e7eded
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bbcdcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #a8b9b7
  3. #96a4a2
  4. #83908e
  5. #707b7a
  6. #5e6766
  7. #4b5251
  8. #383e3d
  9. #252929
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #c2d2d0
  3. #c9d7d5
  4. #cfdcdb
  5. #d6e1e0
  6. #dde6e5
  7. #e4ebea
  8. #ebf0ef
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdcb
  2. #b5c5c4
  3. #afbebc
  4. #a9b6b5
  5. #a3aead
  6. #9ea7a6
  7. #989f9e
  8. #929797
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5cccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cacb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdcb {
  color: #bbcdcb;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdcb {
  background-color: #bbcdcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdcb {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdcb, #bbc6cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 203 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.09 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.22 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.45 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.32 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.33 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.51 #443234 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Opal
#bbcdcb  rgb(187, 205, 203)  hsl(173, 15%, 77%)  Opal
#cdbbbd  rgb(205, 187, 189)  hsl(353, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cbbbcd  rgb(203, 187, 205)  hsl(293, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcbbb  rgb(205, 203, 187)  hsl(53, 15%, 77%)  Bone