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#BBDCD2

#bbdcd2 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdcd2 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 86.27% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 161.82°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.18.

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Relative luminance0.664

Complementary

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #dcbbc5

Split complementary

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #dcbbd5
  3. #dcc1bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdcc1
  2. #bbdcd2
  3. #bbd5dc

Triadic

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #d2bbdc
  3. #dcd2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #bbc5dc
  3. #dcbbc5
  4. #dcd2bb

Square

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #c1bbdc
  3. #dcbbc5
  4. #d5dcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #56a88f
  2. #88c2b1
  3. #bbdcd2
  4. #edf6f3
  5. #f2f8f6

Shades

#bbdcd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #a8c6bd
  3. #96b0a8
  4. #839a93
  5. #70847e
  6. #5e6e69
  7. #4b5854
  8. #38423f
  9. #252c2a
  10. #131615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdcd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #c2e0d7
  3. #c9e3db
  4. #cfe7e0
  5. #d6eae4
  6. #ddeee9
  7. #e4f1ed
  8. #ebf5f2
  9. #f1f8f6
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdcd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdcd2
  2. #b5d3ca
  3. #afcac2
  4. #a9c0b9
  5. #a3b7b1
  6. #9eaea9
  7. #98a5a1
  8. #929c99
  9. #8c9290
  10. #868988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd8d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d8d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d3d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4ddd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced9d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad7d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7ddd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdcd2 {
  color: #bbdcd2;
}
Background
.bg-bbdcd2 {
  background-color: #bbdcd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdcd2 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdcd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdcd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 220 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdcd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdcd2, #bbd5dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdcd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 220 210 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.18 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.15 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.77 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 9.04 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.29 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.96 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.11 #44232d Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Opal
#bbdcd2  rgb(187, 220, 210)  hsl(162, 32%, 80%)  Opal
#dcbbc5  rgb(220, 187, 197)  hsl(342, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#d2bbdc  rgb(210, 187, 220)  hsl(282, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#dcd2bb  rgb(220, 210, 187)  hsl(42, 32%, 80%)  Bone