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#8FA4A4

#8fa4a4 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8fa4a4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 64.31% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 10.34% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 9.18.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3507

Complementary

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #a48f8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #a48f9a
  3. #a49a8f

Analogous

  1. #8fa49a
  2. #8fa4a4
  3. #8f9aa4

Triadic

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #a48fa4
  3. #a4a48f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #8f8fa4
  3. #a48f8f
  4. #a4a48f

Square

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #9a8fa4
  3. #a48f8f
  4. #9aa48f

Monochromatic

  1. #455555
  2. #677f7f
  3. #8fa4a4
  4. #b9c6c6
  5. #e3e9e9

Shades

#8fa4a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #819494
  3. #728383
  4. #647373
  5. #566262
  6. #485252
  7. #394242
  8. #2b3131
  9. #1d2121
  10. #0e1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa4a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #9aadad
  3. #a5b6b6
  4. #b1bfbf
  5. #bcc8c8
  6. #c7d2d2
  7. #d2dbdb
  8. #dde4e4
  9. #e9eded
  10. #f4f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa4a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa4a4
  2. #8ea0a0
  3. #8c9d9d
  4. #8b9999
  5. #899696
  6. #889292
  7. #868e8e
  8. #858b8b
  9. #838787
  10. #828484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a2a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a2a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9ea4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89a6a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa3a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97a1a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ba5a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa4a4 {
  color: #8fa4a4;
}
Background
.bg-8fa4a4 {
  background-color: #8fa4a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa4a4 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa4a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa4a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 164 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 10% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa4a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa4a4, #8f9aa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa4a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 164 164 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.18 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.39 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.68 #705b5b Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Opal
#8fa4a4  rgb(143, 164, 164)  hsl(180, 10%, 60%)  Opal
#a48f8f  rgb(164, 143, 143)  hsl(0, 10%, 60%)  Rosy Brown
#a48fa4  rgb(164, 143, 164)  hsl(300, 10%, 60%)  Rose Quartz
#a4a48f  rgb(164, 164, 143)  hsl(60, 10%, 60%)  Sage