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#8BAAAA

#8baaaa ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8baaaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 15.42% saturation and 60.59% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.73.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3714

Complementary

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #aa8b8b

Split complementary

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #aa8b9b
  3. #aa9b8b

Analogous

  1. #8baa9b
  2. #8baaaa
  3. #8b9baa

Triadic

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #aa8baa
  3. #aaaa8b

Tetradic

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #8b8baa
  3. #aa8b8b
  4. #aaaa8b

Square

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #9b8baa
  3. #aa8b8b
  4. #9baa8b

Monochromatic

  1. #425a5a
  2. #628686
  3. #8baaaa
  4. #b7caca
  5. #e3ebeb

Shades

#8baaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #7d9999
  3. #6f8888
  4. #617777
  5. #536666
  6. #465555
  7. #384444
  8. #2a3333
  9. #1c2222
  10. #0e1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#8baaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #97b3b3
  3. #a2bbbb
  4. #aec4c4
  5. #b9cccc
  6. #c5d5d5
  7. #d1dddd
  8. #dce6e6
  9. #e8eeee
  10. #f3f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8baaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8baaaa
  2. #8aa6a6
  3. #89a2a2
  4. #889d9d
  5. #879999
  6. #869595
  7. #849191
  8. #838d8d
  9. #828888
  10. #818484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba6a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a7aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a2aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82acaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca8aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98a5aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85abaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8baaaa {
  color: #8baaaa;
}
Background
.bg-8baaaa {
  background-color: #8baaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8baaaa {
  border: 2px solid #8baaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8baaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 15% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8baaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8baaaa, #8b9baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8baaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.73 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.48 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.92 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.97 #745555 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Opal
#8baaaa  rgb(139, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 15%, 61%)  Opal
#aa8b8b  rgb(170, 139, 139)  hsl(0, 15%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#aa8baa  rgb(170, 139, 170)  hsl(300, 15%, 61%)  Pastel Purple
#aaaa8b  rgb(170, 170, 139)  hsl(60, 15%, 61%)  Sage