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#8FAAA3

#8faaa3 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8faaa3 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 66.67% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 164.44°, with 13.71% saturation and 61.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3723

Complementary

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #aa8f96

Split complementary

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #aa8fa3
  3. #aa958f

Analogous

  1. #8faa95
  2. #8faaa3
  3. #8fa3aa

Triadic

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #a38faa
  3. #aaa38f

Tetradic

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #8f96aa
  3. #aa8f96
  4. #aaa38f

Square

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #958faa
  3. #aa8f96
  4. #a3aa8f

Monochromatic

  1. #455b55
  2. #66867e
  3. #8faaa3
  4. #bacbc7
  5. #e6ecea

Shades

#8faaa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #819993
  3. #728882
  4. #647772
  5. #566662
  6. #485552
  7. #394441
  8. #2b3331
  9. #1d2221
  10. #0e1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#8faaa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #9ab3ac
  3. #a5bbb5
  4. #b1c4bf
  5. #bcccc8
  6. #c7d5d1
  7. #d2ddda
  8. #dde6e3
  9. #e9eeed
  10. #f4f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8faaa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8faaa3
  2. #8ea6a0
  3. #8ca29c
  4. #8b9d99
  5. #899995
  6. #889592
  7. #86918e
  8. #858d8b
  9. #838887
  10. #828484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a6a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a3a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89aba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea8a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ba6a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8baba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8faaa3 {
  color: #8faaa3;
}
Background
.bg-8faaa3 {
  background-color: #8faaa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8faaa3 {
  border: 2px solid #8faaa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8faaa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 170 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 14% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8faaa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8faaa3, #8fa3aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8faaa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 170 163 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.96 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.30 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.77 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.90 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.27 #70555c Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Opal
#8faaa3  rgb(143, 170, 163)  hsl(164, 14%, 61%)  Opal
#aa8f96  rgb(170, 143, 150)  hsl(344, 14%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#a38faa  rgb(163, 143, 170)  hsl(284, 14%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#aaa38f  rgb(170, 163, 143)  hsl(44, 14%, 61%)  Dark Gray