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#A0BCBC

#a0bcbc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a0bcbc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 73.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 17.28% saturation and 68.24% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.4707

Complementary

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #bca0a0

Split complementary

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #bca0ae
  3. #bcaea0

Analogous

  1. #a0bcae
  2. #a0bcbc
  3. #a0aebc

Triadic

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #bca0bc
  3. #bcbca0

Tetradic

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #a0a0bc
  3. #bca0a0
  4. #bcbca0

Square

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #aea0bc
  3. #bca0a0
  4. #aebca0

Monochromatic

  1. #517272
  2. #739c9c
  3. #a0bcbc
  4. #cddcdc
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#a0bcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #90a9a9
  3. #809696
  4. #708484
  5. #607171
  6. #505e5e
  7. #404b4b
  8. #303838
  9. #202626
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0bcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #aac3c3
  3. #b3c9c9
  4. #bdd0d0
  5. #c6d7d7
  6. #d0dede
  7. #d9e4e4
  8. #e3ebeb
  9. #ecf2f2
  10. #f6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0bcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0bcbc
  2. #9db6b6
  3. #9ab0b0
  4. #96aaaa
  5. #93a4a4
  6. #909e9e
  7. #8d9898
  8. #8a9292
  9. #868c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b9bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98bebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afbabc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb8bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bbdbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0bcbc {
  color: #a0bcbc;
}
Background
.bg-a0bcbc {
  background-color: #a0bcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0bcbc {
  border: 2px solid #a0bcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0bcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0bcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0bcbc, #a0aebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0bcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.64 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.54 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.00 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.63 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.74 #5f4343 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Opal
#a0bcbc  rgb(160, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 17%, 68%)  Opal
#bca0a0  rgb(188, 160, 160)  hsl(0, 17%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#bca0bc  rgb(188, 160, 188)  hsl(300, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#bcbca0  rgb(188, 188, 160)  hsl(60, 17%, 68%)  Sage