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#A3CBCC

#a3cbcc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a3cbcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 79.61% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.1% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 181.46°, with 28.67% saturation and 71.96% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.5486

Complementary

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #cca4a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #cca3b7
  3. #ccb8a3

Analogous

  1. #a3ccb8
  2. #a3cbcc
  3. #a3b7cc

Triadic

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #cca3cb
  3. #cbcca3

Tetradic

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #a4a3cc
  3. #cca4a3
  4. #cbcca3

Square

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #b8a3cc
  3. #cca4a3
  4. #b7cca3

Monochromatic

  1. #4c888a
  2. #72afb1
  3. #a3cbcc
  4. #d4e7e7
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#a3cbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #93b7b8
  3. #82a2a3
  4. #728e8f
  5. #627a7a
  6. #526666
  7. #415152
  8. #313d3d
  9. #212929
  10. #101414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3cbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #acd0d1
  3. #b5d5d6
  4. #bfdbdb
  5. #c8e0e0
  6. #d1e5e6
  7. #daeaeb
  8. #e3eff0
  9. #edf5f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3cbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3cbcc
  2. #a0c4c4
  3. #9cbcbd
  4. #99b5b5
  5. #95adae
  6. #92a6a6
  7. #8e9e9e
  8. #8b9797
  9. #878f8f
  10. #848888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96cecb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c9cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ccdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3cbcc {
  color: #a3cbcc;
}
Background
.bg-a3cbcc {
  background-color: #a3cbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3cbcc {
  border: 2px solid #a3cbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3cbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 203 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3cbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3cbcc, #a3b7cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3cbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 203 204 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.81 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.36 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.18 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.36 #5c3433 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Opal
#a3cbcc  rgb(163, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 29%, 72%)  Opal
#cca4a3  rgb(204, 164, 163)  hsl(1, 29%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#cca3cb  rgb(204, 163, 203)  hsl(301, 29%, 72%)  Lilac
#cbcca3  rgb(203, 204, 163)  hsl(61, 29%, 72%)  Sage