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#8AABAC

#8aabac ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8aabac is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 67.06% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.77% cyan, 0.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 181.76°, with 17% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.79.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3751

Complementary

  1. #8aabac
  2. #ac8b8a

Split complementary

  1. #8aabac
  2. #ac8a9a
  3. #ac9c8a

Analogous

  1. #8aac9c
  2. #8aabac
  3. #8a9aac

Triadic

  1. #8aabac
  2. #ac8aab
  3. #abac8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aabac
  2. #8b8aac
  3. #ac8b8a
  4. #abac8a

Square

  1. #8aabac
  2. #9c8aac
  3. #ac8b8a
  4. #9aac8a

Monochromatic

  1. #415b5c
  2. #618789
  3. #8aabac
  4. #b7cbcc
  5. #e3ebeb

Shades

#8aabac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aabac
  2. #7c9a9b
  3. #6e898a
  4. #617878
  5. #536767
  6. #455656
  7. #374445
  8. #293334
  9. #1c2222
  10. #0e1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aabac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aabac
  2. #96b3b4
  3. #a1bcbd
  4. #adc4c5
  5. #b9cdcd
  6. #c5d5d6
  7. #d0ddde
  8. #dce6e6
  9. #e8eeee
  10. #f3f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aabac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aabac
  2. #89a7a8
  3. #88a2a3
  4. #879e9f
  5. #869a9a
  6. #859696
  7. #849192
  8. #838d8d
  9. #828989
  10. #818484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba7a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a8ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a3ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80adab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca9ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97a6ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84acac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aabac {
  color: #8aabac;
}
Background
.bg-8aabac {
  background-color: #8aabac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aabac {
  border: 2px solid #8aabac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aabac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 171 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 17% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aabac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aabac, #8a9aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aabac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 171 172 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.79 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.97 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.98 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.35 #755453 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Opal
#8aabac  rgb(138, 171, 172)  hsl(182, 17%, 61%)  Opal
#ac8b8a  rgb(172, 139, 138)  hsl(2, 17%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#ac8aab  rgb(172, 138, 171)  hsl(302, 17%, 61%)  Pastel Purple
#abac8a  rgb(171, 172, 138)  hsl(62, 17%, 61%)  Sage