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#A4BFBE

#a4bfbe ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a4bfbe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 74.9% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 177.78°, with 17.42% saturation and 69.61% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.4887

Complementary

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #bfa4a5

Split complementary

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #bfa4b3
  3. #bfb1a4

Analogous

  1. #a4bfb1
  2. #a4bfbe
  3. #a4b3bf

Triadic

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #bea4bf
  3. #bfbea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #a4a5bf
  3. #bfa4a5
  4. #bfbea4

Square

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #b1a4bf
  3. #bfa4a5
  4. #b3bfa4

Monochromatic

  1. #537775
  2. #779f9e
  3. #a4bfbe
  4. #d1dfde
  5. #f3f7f6

Shades

#a4bfbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #94acab
  3. #839998
  4. #738685
  5. #627372
  6. #52605f
  7. #424c4c
  8. #313939
  9. #212626
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4bfbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #adc5c5
  3. #b6cccb
  4. #bfd2d2
  5. #c8d9d8
  6. #d2dfdf
  7. #dbe5e5
  8. #e4ecec
  9. #edf2f2
  10. #f6f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4bfbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4bfbe
  2. #a0b9b8
  3. #9db2b2
  4. #99acab
  5. #96a6a5
  6. #92a09f
  7. #8e9999
  8. #8b9393
  9. #878d8c
  10. #848686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1bcbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cc1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3bdbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbbbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fc0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4bfbe {
  color: #a4bfbe;
}
Background
.bg-a4bfbe {
  background-color: #a4bfbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4bfbe {
  border: 2px solid #a4bfbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4bfbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 191 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 17% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4bfbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4bfbe, #a4b3bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4bfbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 191 190 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 2.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.68 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.98 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.78 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.46 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 10.51 #5b4041 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Opal
#a4bfbe  rgb(164, 191, 190)  hsl(178, 17%, 70%)  Opal
#bfa4a5  rgb(191, 164, 165)  hsl(358, 17%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#bea4bf  rgb(190, 164, 191)  hsl(298, 17%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#bfbea4  rgb(191, 190, 164)  hsl(58, 17%, 70%)  Sage