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#9AB2B3

#9ab2b3 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ab2b3 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.97% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 182.4°, with 14.12% saturation and 65.29% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4197

Complementary

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #b39b9a

Split complementary

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #b39aa5
  3. #b3a79a

Analogous

  1. #9ab3a7
  2. #9ab2b3
  3. #9aa5b3

Triadic

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #b39ab2
  3. #b2b39a

Tetradic

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #9b9ab3
  3. #b39b9a
  4. #b2b39a

Square

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #a79ab3
  3. #b39b9a
  4. #a5b39a

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6667
  2. #6e9192
  3. #9ab2b3
  4. #c6d3d4
  5. #f1f5f5

Shades

#9ab2b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #8ba0a1
  3. #7b8e8f
  4. #6c7d7d
  5. #5c6b6b
  6. #4d595a
  7. #3e4748
  8. #2e3536
  9. #1f2424
  10. #0f1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ab2b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #a4babb
  3. #aec1c2
  4. #b8c9ca
  5. #c2d1d1
  6. #cdd9d9
  7. #d7e0e1
  8. #e1e8e8
  9. #ebf0f0
  10. #f5f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ab2b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ab2b3
  2. #97adae
  3. #95a8a9
  4. #92a3a4
  5. #909e9f
  6. #8d999a
  7. #8a9494
  8. #888f8f
  9. #858a8a
  10. #838585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6afb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb0b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9acb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93b4b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b1b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3aeb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96b3b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ab2b3 {
  color: #9ab2b3;
}
Background
.bg-9ab2b3 {
  background-color: #9ab2b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ab2b3 {
  border: 2px solid #9ab2b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ab2b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 178 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 14% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ab2b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ab2b3, #9aa5b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ab2b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 178 179 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.80 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.52 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.95 #654d4c Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Opal
#9ab2b3  rgb(154, 178, 179)  hsl(182, 14%, 65%)  Opal
#b39b9a  rgb(179, 155, 154)  hsl(2, 14%, 65%)  Silver Pink
#b39ab2  rgb(179, 154, 178)  hsl(302, 14%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#b2b39a  rgb(178, 179, 154)  hsl(62, 14%, 65%)  Sage