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#A0BCAE

#a0bcae ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a0bcae is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 73.73% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 17.28% saturation and 68.24% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.465

Complementary

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #bca0ae

Split complementary

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #bca0bc
  3. #bca0a0

Analogous

  1. #a0bca0
  2. #a0bcae
  3. #a0bcbc

Triadic

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #aea0bc
  3. #bcaea0

Tetradic

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #a0aebc
  3. #bca0ae
  4. #bcaea0

Square

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #a0a0bc
  3. #bca0ae
  4. #bcbca0

Monochromatic

  1. #517262
  2. #739c88
  3. #a0bcae
  4. #cddcd4
  5. #f3f7f5

Shades

#a0bcae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #90a99d
  3. #80968b
  4. #70847a
  5. #607168
  6. #505e57
  7. #404b46
  8. #303834
  9. #202623
  10. #101311
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0bcae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #aac3b6
  3. #b3c9be
  4. #bdd0c6
  5. #c6d7ce
  6. #d0ded7
  7. #d9e4df
  8. #e3ebe7
  9. #ecf2ef
  10. #f6f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0bcae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #9db6a9
  3. #9ab0a5
  4. #96aaa0
  5. #93a49c
  6. #909e97
  7. #8d9892
  8. #8a928e
  9. #868c89
  10. #838685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb8b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb8ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b4af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bbcb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b9ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb7ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dbcb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0bcae {
  color: #a0bcae;
}
Background
.bg-a0bcae {
  background-color: #a0bcae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0bcae {
  border: 2px solid #a0bcae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0bcae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 188 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0bcae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0bcae, #a0bcbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0bcae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 188 174 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.62 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.13 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.09 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.54 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 12.24 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 12.57 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 12.92 #5f4351 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Opal
#a0bcae  rgb(160, 188, 174)  hsl(150, 17%, 68%)  Opal
#bca0ae  rgb(188, 160, 174)  hsl(330, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#aea0bc  rgb(174, 160, 188)  hsl(270, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#bcaea0  rgb(188, 174, 160)  hsl(30, 17%, 68%)  Dark Gray