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#A3CACA

#a3caca ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a3caca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 79.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 26.9% saturation and 71.57% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.5429

Complementary

  1. #a3caca
  2. #caa3a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3caca
  2. #caa3b7
  3. #cab7a3

Analogous

  1. #a3cab7
  2. #a3caca
  3. #a3b7ca

Triadic

  1. #a3caca
  2. #caa3ca
  3. #cacaa3

Tetradic

  1. #a3caca
  2. #a3a3ca
  3. #caa3a3
  4. #cacaa3

Square

  1. #a3caca
  2. #b7a3ca
  3. #caa3a3
  4. #b7caa3

Monochromatic

  1. #4d8787
  2. #72aeae
  3. #a3caca
  4. #d4e6e6
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#a3caca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3caca
  2. #93b6b6
  3. #82a2a2
  4. #728d8d
  5. #627979
  6. #526565
  7. #415151
  8. #313d3d
  9. #212828
  10. #101414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3caca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3caca
  2. #accfcf
  3. #b5d5d5
  4. #bfdada
  5. #c8dfdf
  6. #d1e5e5
  7. #daeaea
  8. #e3efef
  9. #edf4f4
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3caca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3caca
  2. #a0c3c3
  3. #9cbbbb
  4. #99b4b4
  5. #95acac
  6. #92a5a5
  7. #8e9e9e
  8. #8b9696
  9. #878f8f
  10. #848787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc0ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97cdca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c8ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c4ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3caca {
  color: #a3caca;
}
Background
.bg-a3caca {
  background-color: #a3caca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3caca {
  border: 2px solid #a3caca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3caca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 202 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 27% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3caca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3caca, #a3b7ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3caca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 202 202 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.34 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.77 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.84 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.94 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.69 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.91 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.98 #5c3535 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Opal
#a3caca  rgb(163, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 27%, 72%)  Opal
#caa3a3  rgb(202, 163, 163)  hsl(0, 27%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#caa3ca  rgb(202, 163, 202)  hsl(300, 27%, 72%)  Lilac
#cacaa3  rgb(202, 202, 163)  hsl(60, 27%, 72%)  Sage