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#A0BBBB

#a0bbbb ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a0bbbb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 73.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 16.56% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.466

Complementary

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #bba0a0

Split complementary

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #bba0ae
  3. #bbaea0

Analogous

  1. #a0bbae
  2. #a0bbbb
  3. #a0aebb

Triadic

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #bba0bb
  3. #bbbba0

Tetradic

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #a0a0bb
  3. #bba0a0
  4. #bbbba0

Square

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #aea0bb
  3. #bba0a0
  4. #aebba0

Monochromatic

  1. #517171
  2. #739b9b
  3. #a0bbbb
  4. #cddbdb
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#a0bbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #90a8a8
  3. #809696
  4. #708383
  5. #607070
  6. #505e5e
  7. #404b4b
  8. #303838
  9. #202525
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0bbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #aac2c2
  3. #b3c9c9
  4. #bdcfcf
  5. #c6d6d6
  6. #d0dddd
  7. #d9e4e4
  8. #e3ebeb
  9. #ecf1f1
  10. #f6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0bbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0bbbb
  2. #9db5b5
  3. #9aafaf
  4. #96a9a9
  5. #93a3a3
  6. #909e9e
  7. #8d9898
  8. #8a9292
  9. #868c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b8bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b4bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb9bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb7bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bbcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0bbbb {
  color: #a0bbbb;
}
Background
.bg-a0bbbb {
  background-color: #a0bbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0bbbb {
  border: 2px solid #a0bbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0bbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0bbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0bbbb, #a0aebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0bbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.79 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.77 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.37 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.23 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.83 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.85 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.91 #5f4444 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Opal
#a0bbbb  rgb(160, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 17%, 68%)  Opal
#bba0a0  rgb(187, 160, 160)  hsl(0, 17%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#bba0bb  rgb(187, 160, 187)  hsl(300, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#bbbba0  rgb(187, 187, 160)  hsl(60, 17%, 68%)  Sage