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#A5CBCC

#a5cbcc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a5cbcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 79.61% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.12% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 181.54°, 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5507

Complementary

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #cca6a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #cca5b7
  3. #ccb9a5

Analogous

  1. #a5ccb9
  2. #a5cbcc
  3. #a5b7cc

Triadic

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #cca5cb
  3. #cbcca5

Tetradic

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #a6a5cc
  3. #cca6a5
  4. #cbcca5

Square

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #b9a5cc
  3. #cca6a5
  4. #b7cca5

Monochromatic

  1. #4e888a
  2. #74afb0
  3. #a5cbcc
  4. #d6e7e8
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#a5cbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #95b7b8
  3. #84a2a3
  4. #748e8f
  5. #637a7a
  6. #536666
  7. #425152
  8. #323d3d
  9. #212929
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5cbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #aed0d1
  3. #b7d5d6
  4. #c0dbdb
  5. #c9e0e0
  6. #d2e5e6
  7. #dbeaeb
  8. #e4eff0
  9. #edf5f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5cbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5cbcc
  2. #a1c4c4
  3. #9ebcbd
  4. #9ab5b5
  5. #96adae
  6. #93a6a6
  7. #8f9e9e
  8. #8b9797
  9. #878f8f
  10. #848888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99cecb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c9cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ecdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5cbcc {
  color: #a5cbcc;
}
Background
.bg-a5cbcc {
  background-color: #a5cbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5cbcc {
  border: 2px solid #a5cbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5cbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 203 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 28% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5cbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5cbcc, #a5b7cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5cbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 203 204 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.58 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.41 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.25 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.41 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.25 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.99 #5a3433 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Opal
#a5cbcc  rgb(165, 203, 204)  hsl(182, 28%, 72%)  Opal
#cca6a5  rgb(204, 166, 165)  hsl(2, 28%, 72%)  Pastel Pink
#cca5cb  rgb(204, 165, 203)  hsl(302, 28%, 72%)  Lilac
#cbcca5  rgb(203, 204, 165)  hsl(62, 28%, 72%)  Sage