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#A5CACA

#a5caca ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a5caca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 79.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 25.87% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.545

Complementary

  1. #a5caca
  2. #caa5a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5caca
  2. #caa5b7
  3. #cab7a5

Analogous

  1. #a5cab7
  2. #a5caca
  3. #a5b7ca

Triadic

  1. #a5caca
  2. #caa5ca
  3. #cacaa5

Tetradic

  1. #a5caca
  2. #a5a5ca
  3. #caa5a5
  4. #cacaa5

Square

  1. #a5caca
  2. #b7a5ca
  3. #caa5a5
  4. #b7caa5

Monochromatic

  1. #4f8787
  2. #75aeae
  3. #a5caca
  4. #d5e6e6
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#a5caca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5caca
  2. #95b6b6
  3. #84a2a2
  4. #748d8d
  5. #637979
  6. #536565
  7. #425151
  8. #323d3d
  9. #212828
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5caca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5caca
  2. #aecfcf
  3. #b7d5d5
  4. #c0dada
  5. #c9dfdf
  6. #d2e5e5
  7. #dbeaea
  8. #e4efef
  9. #edf4f4
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5caca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5caca
  2. #a1c3c3
  3. #9ebbbb
  4. #9ab4b4
  5. #96acac
  6. #93a5a5
  7. #8f9e9e
  8. #8b9696
  9. #878f8f
  10. #848787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc1ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9acdca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c8ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c4ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5caca {
  color: #a5caca;
}
Background
.bg-a5caca {
  background-color: #a5caca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5caca {
  border: 2px solid #a5caca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5caca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 202 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 26% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5caca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5caca, #a5b7ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5caca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 202 202 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.09 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.82 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.56 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.74 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.76 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.59 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.12 #5a3535 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Opal
#a5caca  rgb(165, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 26%, 72%)  Opal
#caa5a5  rgb(202, 165, 165)  hsl(0, 26%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#caa5ca  rgb(202, 165, 202)  hsl(300, 26%, 72%)  Lilac
#cacaa5  rgb(202, 202, 165)  hsl(60, 26%, 72%)  Sage