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#BCDBCD

#bcdbcd ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcdbcd is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 85.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 152.9°, with 30.1% 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6576

Complementary

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #dbbcca

Split complementary

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #dbbcd9
  3. #dbbdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcdbbd
  2. #bcdbcd
  3. #bcd9db

Triadic

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #cdbcdb
  3. #dbcdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #bccadb
  3. #dbbcca
  4. #dbcdbc

Square

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #bdbcdb
  3. #dbbcca
  4. #d9dbbc

Monochromatic

  1. #59a583
  2. #8ac0a8
  3. #bcdbcd
  4. #eef6f2
  5. #f2f8f5

Shades

#bcdbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #a9c5b9
  3. #96afa4
  4. #849990
  5. #71837b
  6. #5e6e67
  7. #4b5852
  8. #38423e
  9. #262c29
  10. #131615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #c3dfd2
  3. #c9e2d7
  4. #d0e6dc
  5. #d7e9e1
  6. #deede6
  7. #e4f1eb
  8. #ebf4f0
  9. #f2f8f5
  10. #f8fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdbcd
  2. #b6d2c5
  3. #b0c9be
  4. #aac0b6
  5. #a4b7ae
  6. #9eaea7
  7. #98a49f
  8. #929b97
  9. #8c928f
  10. #868988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d2ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6dbd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8dbd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdbcd {
  color: #bcdbcd;
}
Background
.bg-bcdbcd {
  background-color: #bcdbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdbcd {
  border: 2px solid #bcdbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 219 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 30% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdbcd, #bcd9db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 219 205 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.37 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.89 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.00 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.15 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.28 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.45 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 9.93 #432432 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Opal
#bcdbcd  rgb(188, 219, 205)  hsl(153, 30%, 80%)  Opal
#dbbcca  rgb(219, 188, 202)  hsl(333, 30%, 80%)  Thistle
#cdbcdb  rgb(205, 188, 219)  hsl(273, 30%, 80%)  Thistle
#dbcdbc  rgb(219, 205, 188)  hsl(33, 30%, 80%)  Bone