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#8ABAAE

#8abaae ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8abaae is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 72.94% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.45% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 25.81% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.8.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4358

Complementary

  1. #8abaae
  2. #ba8a96

Split complementary

  1. #8abaae
  2. #ba8aae
  3. #ba968a

Analogous

  1. #8aba96
  2. #8abaae
  3. #8aaeba

Triadic

  1. #8abaae
  2. #ae8aba
  3. #baae8a

Tetradic

  1. #8abaae
  2. #8a96ba
  3. #ba8a96
  4. #baae8a

Square

  1. #8abaae
  2. #968aba
  3. #ba8a96
  4. #aeba8a

Monochromatic

  1. #3f6c61
  2. #5c9c8c
  3. #8abaae
  4. #bad6cf
  5. #eaf3f1

Shades

#8abaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8abaae
  2. #7ca79d
  3. #6e958b
  4. #61827a
  5. #537068
  6. #455d57
  7. #374a46
  8. #293834
  9. #1c2523
  10. #0e1311
  11. #000000

Tints

#8abaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8abaae
  2. #96c1b6
  3. #a1c8be
  4. #adcfc6
  5. #b9d6ce
  6. #c5ddd7
  7. #d0e3df
  8. #dceae7
  9. #e8f1ef
  10. #f3f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8abaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8abaae
  2. #89b4a9
  3. #88aea5
  4. #87a9a0
  5. #86a39c
  6. #859d97
  7. #849792
  8. #83918e
  9. #828c89
  10. #818685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b4ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7dbbb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b7ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b3af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83bbb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8abaae {
  color: #8abaae;
}
Background
.bg-8abaae {
  background-color: #8abaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8abaae {
  border: 2px solid #8abaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8abaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 186 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 26% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8abaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8abaae, #8aaeba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8abaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 186 174 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.32 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.13 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.63 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.68 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.90 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.90 #754551 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Opal
#8abaae  rgb(138, 186, 174)  hsl(165, 26%, 64%)  Opal
#ba8a96  rgb(186, 138, 150)  hsl(345, 26%, 64%)  Puce
#ae8aba  rgb(174, 138, 186)  hsl(285, 26%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#baae8a  rgb(186, 174, 138)  hsl(45, 26%, 64%)  Ecru