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#8AB2B3

#8ab2b3 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8ab2b3 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.91% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 181.46°, with 21.24% saturation and 62.16% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.405

Complementary

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #b38b8a

Split complementary

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #b38a9e
  3. #b3a08a

Analogous

  1. #8ab3a0
  2. #8ab2b3
  3. #8a9eb3

Triadic

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #b38ab2
  3. #b2b38a

Tetradic

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #8b8ab3
  3. #b38b8a
  4. #b2b38a

Square

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #a08ab3
  3. #b38b8a
  4. #9eb38a

Monochromatic

  1. #416363
  2. #5f9192
  3. #8ab2b3
  4. #b8d1d1
  5. #e7efef

Shades

#8ab2b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #7ca0a1
  3. #6e8e8f
  4. #617d7d
  5. #536b6b
  6. #45595a
  7. #374748
  8. #293536
  9. #1c2424
  10. #0e1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ab2b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #96babb
  3. #a1c1c2
  4. #adc9ca
  5. #b9d1d1
  6. #c5d9d9
  7. #d0e0e1
  8. #dce8e8
  9. #e8f0f0
  10. #f3f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ab2b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ab2b3
  2. #89adae
  3. #88a8a9
  4. #87a3a4
  5. #869e9f
  6. #85999a
  7. #849494
  8. #838f8f
  9. #828a8a
  10. #818585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9faeae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaeb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a8b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7db5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0b0b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bacb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82b4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ab2b3 {
  color: #8ab2b3;
}
Background
.bg-8ab2b3 {
  background-color: #8ab2b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ab2b3 {
  border: 2px solid #8ab2b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ab2b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 178 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 21% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ab2b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ab2b3, #8a9eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ab2b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 178 179 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.88 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.41 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.39 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.27 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.63 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.43 #754d4c Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Opal
#8ab2b3  rgb(138, 178, 179)  hsl(181, 21%, 62%)  Opal
#b38b8a  rgb(179, 139, 138)  hsl(1, 21%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#b38ab2  rgb(179, 138, 178)  hsl(301, 21%, 62%)  Lilac
#b2b38a  rgb(178, 179, 138)  hsl(61, 21%, 62%)  Sage