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#A5CACC

#a5cacc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a5cacc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.12% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 183.08°, with 27.66% saturation and 72.35% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.546

Complementary

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #cca7a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #cca5b6
  3. #ccbaa5

Analogous

  1. #a5ccba
  2. #a5cacc
  3. #a5b6cc

Triadic

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #cca5ca
  3. #cacca5

Tetradic

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #a7a5cc
  3. #cca7a5
  4. #cacca5

Square

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #baa5cc
  3. #cca7a5
  4. #b6cca5

Monochromatic

  1. #4e878a
  2. #74adb0
  3. #a5cacc
  4. #d6e7e8
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#a5cacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #95b6b8
  3. #84a2a3
  4. #748d8f
  5. #63797a
  6. #536566
  7. #425152
  8. #323d3d
  9. #212829
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5cacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #aecfd1
  3. #b7d5d6
  4. #c0dadb
  5. #c9dfe0
  6. #d2e5e6
  7. #dbeaeb
  8. #e4eff0
  9. #edf4f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5cacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5cacc
  2. #a1c3c4
  3. #9ebbbd
  4. #9ab4b5
  5. #96acae
  6. #93a5a6
  7. #8f9e9e
  8. #8b9697
  9. #878f8f
  10. #848788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c6c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99cdca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c8cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ecccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5cacc {
  color: #a5cacc;
}
Background
.bg-a5cacc {
  background-color: #a5cacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5cacc {
  border: 2px solid #a5cacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5cacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 202 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 28% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5cacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5cacc, #a5b6cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5cacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 202 204 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.72 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.55 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.85 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.95 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.12 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.76 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.91 #5a3533 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Opal
#a5cacc  rgb(165, 202, 204)  hsl(183, 28%, 72%)  Opal
#cca7a5  rgb(204, 167, 165)  hsl(3, 28%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#cca5ca  rgb(204, 165, 202)  hsl(303, 28%, 72%)  Lilac
#cacca5  rgb(202, 204, 165)  hsl(63, 28%, 72%)  Sage