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#A2CACA

#a2caca ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a2caca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 79.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 27.4% saturation and 71.37% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.5419

Complementary

  1. #a2caca
  2. #caa2a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2caca
  2. #caa2b6
  3. #cab6a2

Analogous

  1. #a2cab6
  2. #a2caca
  3. #a2b6ca

Triadic

  1. #a2caca
  2. #caa2ca
  3. #cacaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a2caca
  2. #a2a2ca
  3. #caa2a2
  4. #cacaa2

Square

  1. #a2caca
  2. #b6a2ca
  3. #caa2a2
  4. #b6caa2

Monochromatic

  1. #4d8686
  2. #71aeae
  3. #a2caca
  4. #d3e6e6
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#a2caca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2caca
  2. #92b6b6
  3. #82a2a2
  4. #718d8d
  5. #617979
  6. #516565
  7. #415151
  8. #313d3d
  9. #202828
  10. #101414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2caca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2caca
  2. #abcfcf
  3. #b5d5d5
  4. #bedada
  5. #c7dfdf
  6. #d1e5e5
  7. #daeaea
  8. #e3efef
  9. #ecf4f4
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2caca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2caca
  2. #9fc3c3
  3. #9bbbbb
  4. #98b4b4
  5. #94acac
  6. #91a5a5
  7. #8e9e9e
  8. #8a9696
  9. #878f8f
  10. #838787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c5c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc0ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95cdca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c8ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c4ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2caca {
  color: #a2caca;
}
Background
.bg-a2caca {
  background-color: #a2caca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2caca {
  border: 2px solid #a2caca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2caca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 202 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 27% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2caca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2caca, #a2b6ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2caca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 202 202 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.48 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.67 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.83 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.18 #5d3535 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Opal
#a2caca  rgb(162, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 27%, 71%)  Opal
#caa2a2  rgb(202, 162, 162)  hsl(0, 27%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#caa2ca  rgb(202, 162, 202)  hsl(300, 27%, 71%)  Lilac
#cacaa2  rgb(202, 202, 162)  hsl(60, 27%, 71%)  Sage