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#8CAB99

#8cab99 ≈ Opal

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8cab99 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 67.06% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 145.16°, with 15.58% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 8.58.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #8cab99
  2. #ab8c9e

Split complementary

  1. #8cab99
  2. #a98cab
  3. #ab8c8e

Analogous

  1. #8eab8c
  2. #8cab99
  3. #8caba9

Triadic

  1. #8cab99
  2. #998cab
  3. #ab998c

Tetradic

  1. #8cab99
  2. #8c9eab
  3. #ab8c9e
  4. #ab998c

Square

  1. #8cab99
  2. #8c8eab
  3. #ab8c9e
  4. #aba98c

Monochromatic

  1. #435b4d
  2. #638872
  3. #8cab99
  4. #b8cbc0
  5. #e4ece7

Shades

#8cab99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cab99
  2. #7e9a8a
  3. #70897a
  4. #62786b
  5. #54675c
  6. #46564d
  7. #38443d
  8. #2a332e
  9. #1c221f
  10. #0e110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cab99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cab99
  2. #98b3a3
  3. #a3bcad
  4. #afc4b8
  5. #bacdc2
  6. #c6d5cc
  7. #d1ddd6
  8. #dde6e0
  9. #e8eeeb
  10. #f4f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cab99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cab99
  2. #8ba797
  3. #8aa294
  4. #889e92
  5. #879a8f
  6. #86968d
  7. #85918a
  8. #848d88
  9. #828985
  10. #818483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba7a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa698 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a29a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87aba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa898 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ba69a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89aba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cab99 {
  color: #8cab99;
}
Background
.bg-8cab99 {
  background-color: #8cab99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cab99 {
  border: 2px solid #8cab99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cab99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 171 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 16% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cab99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cab99, #8caba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cab99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 171 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.58 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.03 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.95 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.51 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.07 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.36 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 12.95 #735466 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Opal
#8cab99  rgb(140, 171, 153)  hsl(145, 16%, 61%)  Opal
#ab8c9e  rgb(171, 140, 158)  hsl(325, 16%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#998cab  rgb(153, 140, 171)  hsl(265, 16%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#ab998c  rgb(171, 153, 140)  hsl(25, 16%, 61%)  Beaver