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#94AAAE

#94aaae ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#94aaae is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 66.67% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.94% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 189.23°, with 13.83% saturation and 63.14% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 7.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.381

Complementary

  1. #94aaae
  2. #ae9894

Split complementary

  1. #94aaae
  2. #ae949d
  3. #aea594

Analogous

  1. #94aea5
  2. #94aaae
  3. #949dae

Triadic

  1. #94aaae
  2. #ae94aa
  3. #aaae94

Tetradic

  1. #94aaae
  2. #9894ae
  3. #ae9894
  4. #aaae94

Square

  1. #94aaae
  2. #a594ae
  3. #ae9894
  4. #9dae94

Monochromatic

  1. #495d60
  2. #6a878c
  3. #94aaae
  4. #c0cdcf
  5. #ebeff0

Shades

#94aaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #94aaae
  2. #85999d
  3. #76888b
  4. #68777a
  5. #596668
  6. #4a5557
  7. #3b4446
  8. #2c3334
  9. #1e2223
  10. #0f1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#94aaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #94aaae
  2. #9fb3b6
  3. #a9bbbe
  4. #b4c4c6
  5. #bfccce
  6. #cad5d7
  7. #d4dddf
  8. #dfe6e7
  9. #eaeeef
  10. #f4f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#94aaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #94aaae
  2. #92a6a9
  3. #90a2a5
  4. #8e9da0
  5. #8c999c
  6. #8a9597
  7. #889192
  8. #868d8e
  9. #848889
  10. #828485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa8a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a8ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a4ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dacab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa9ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ca7ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90abac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-94aaae {
  color: #94aaae;
}
Background
.bg-94aaae {
  background-color: #94aaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-94aaae {
  border: 2px solid #94aaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #94aaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 170 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 14% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-94aaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #94aaae, #949dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-94aaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 170 174 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.99 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.95 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.12 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.44 #6b5551 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#94aaae  rgb(148, 170, 174)  hsl(189, 14%, 63%)  Pastel Blue
#ae9894  rgb(174, 152, 148)  hsl(9, 14%, 63%)  Silver Pink
#ae94aa  rgb(174, 148, 170)  hsl(309, 14%, 63%)  Pastel Purple
#aaae94  rgb(170, 174, 148)  hsl(69, 14%, 63%)  Sage