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#BBCFCD

#bbcfcd ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbcfcd is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 81.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.97% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 174°, with 17.24% saturation and 77.25% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.596

Complementary

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #cfbbbd

Split complementary

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #cfbbc7
  3. #cfc3bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcfc3
  2. #bbcfcd
  3. #bbc7cf

Triadic

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #cdbbcf
  3. #cfcdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #bbbdcf
  3. #cfbbbd
  4. #cfcdbb

Square

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #c3bbcf
  3. #cfbbbd
  4. #c7cfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #648d89
  2. #8eafac
  3. #bbcfcd
  4. #e8efee
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#bbcfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #a8bab9
  3. #96a6a4
  4. #839190
  5. #707c7b
  6. #5e6867
  7. #4b5352
  8. #383e3e
  9. #252929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #c2d4d2
  3. #c9d9d7
  4. #cfdddc
  5. #d6e2e1
  6. #dde7e6
  7. #e4eceb
  8. #ebf1f0
  9. #f1f5f5
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcfcd
  2. #b5c7c5
  3. #afbfbe
  4. #a9b7b6
  5. #a3afae
  6. #9ea8a7
  7. #98a09f
  8. #929897
  9. #8c908f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdcdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6d0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8d0ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcfcd {
  color: #bbcfcd;
}
Background
.bg-bbcfcd {
  background-color: #bbcfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcfcd {
  border: 2px solid #bbcfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 17% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcfcd, #bbc7cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 205 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.94 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.58 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.76 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.95 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.05 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.80 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.87 #443032 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Opal
#bbcfcd  rgb(187, 207, 205)  hsl(174, 17%, 77%)  Opal
#cfbbbd  rgb(207, 187, 189)  hsl(354, 17%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cdbbcf  rgb(205, 187, 207)  hsl(294, 17%, 77%)  Thistle
#cfcdbb  rgb(207, 205, 187)  hsl(54, 17%, 77%)  Bone