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#9ABDC1

#9abdc1 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9abdc1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 74.12% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.21% cyan, 2.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 186.15°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.4712

Complementary

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #c19e9a

Split complementary

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #c19aaa
  3. #c1b29a

Analogous

  1. #9ac1b2
  2. #9abdc1
  3. #9aaac1

Triadic

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #c19abd
  3. #bdc19a

Tetradic

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #9e9ac1
  3. #c19e9a
  4. #bdc19a

Square

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #b29ac1
  3. #c19e9a
  4. #aac19a

Monochromatic

  1. #4a7378
  2. #6b9ea4
  3. #9abdc1
  4. #c9dcde
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#9abdc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #8baaae
  3. #7b979a
  4. #6c8487
  5. #5c7174
  6. #4d5f61
  7. #3e4c4d
  8. #2e393a
  9. #1f2627
  10. #0f1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9abdc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #a4c4c7
  3. #aecacd
  4. #b8d1d4
  5. #c2d7da
  6. #cddee0
  7. #d7e5e6
  8. #e1ebec
  9. #ebf2f3
  10. #f5f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9abdc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9abdc1
  2. #97b7bb
  3. #95b1b4
  4. #92abae
  5. #90a5a7
  6. #8d9fa1
  7. #8a989a
  8. #889294
  9. #858c8d
  10. #838687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b4c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ec0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbbc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b8c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93bfbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9abdc1 {
  color: #9abdc1;
}
Background
.bg-9abdc1 {
  background-color: #9abdc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9abdc1 {
  border: 2px solid #9abdc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9abdc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 189 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9abdc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9abdc1, #9aaac1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9abdc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 189 193 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.40 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.62 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.77 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.65 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.11 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.89 #65423e Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Opal
#9abdc1  rgb(154, 189, 193)  hsl(186, 24%, 68%)  Opal
#c19e9a  rgb(193, 158, 154)  hsl(6, 24%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#c19abd  rgb(193, 154, 189)  hsl(306, 24%, 68%)  Lilac
#bdc19a  rgb(189, 193, 154)  hsl(66, 24%, 68%)  Sage