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#A1BCBD

#a1bcbd ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a1bcbd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 73.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 182.14°, with 17.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.4722

Complementary

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #bda2a1

Split complementary

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #bda1ae
  3. #bdb0a1

Analogous

  1. #a1bdb0
  2. #a1bcbd
  3. #a1aebd

Triadic

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #bda1bc
  3. #bcbda1

Tetradic

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #a2a1bd
  3. #bda2a1
  4. #bcbda1

Square

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #b0a1bd
  3. #bda2a1
  4. #aebda1

Monochromatic

  1. #517374
  2. #749c9d
  3. #a1bcbd
  4. #cedcdd
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#a1bcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #91a9aa
  3. #819697
  4. #718484
  5. #617171
  6. #515e5f
  7. #404b4c
  8. #303839
  9. #202626
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1bcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #aac3c4
  3. #b4c9ca
  4. #bdd0d1
  5. #c7d7d7
  6. #d0dede
  7. #d9e4e5
  8. #e3ebeb
  9. #ecf2f2
  10. #f6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1bcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1bcbd
  2. #9eb6b7
  3. #9ab0b1
  4. #97aaab
  5. #94a4a5
  6. #919e9f
  7. #8d9898
  8. #8a9292
  9. #878c8c
  10. #838686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99bebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afbabd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb8bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cbdbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1bcbd {
  color: #a1bcbd;
}
Background
.bg-a1bcbd {
  background-color: #a1bcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1bcbd {
  border: 2px solid #a1bcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1bcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 18% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1bcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1bcbd, #a1aebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1bcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.08 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.22 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.75 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.54 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.30 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.50 #5e4342 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Opal
#a1bcbd  rgb(161, 188, 189)  hsl(182, 18%, 69%)  Opal
#bda2a1  rgb(189, 162, 161)  hsl(2, 18%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#bda1bc  rgb(189, 161, 188)  hsl(302, 18%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#bcbda1  rgb(188, 189, 161)  hsl(62, 18%, 69%)  Sage