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#a6bfc0 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a6bfc0 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 74.9% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.54% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 182.31°, with 17.11% saturation and 70.2% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.4917

Complementary

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #c0a7a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #c0a6b2
  3. #c0b4a6

Analogous

  1. #a6c0b4
  2. #a6bfc0
  3. #a6b2c0

Triadic

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #c0a6bf
  3. #bfc0a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #a7a6c0
  3. #c0a7a6
  4. #bfc0a6

Square

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #b4a6c0
  3. #c0a7a6
  4. #b2c0a6

Monochromatic

  1. #557778
  2. #799fa0
  3. #a6bfc0
  4. #d3dfe0
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#a6bfc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #95acad
  3. #85999a
  4. #748686
  5. #647373
  6. #536060
  7. #424c4d
  8. #32393a
  9. #212626
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6bfc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #afc5c6
  3. #b8cccd
  4. #c1d2d3
  5. #cad9d9
  6. #d3dfe0
  7. #dbe5e6
  8. #e4ecec
  9. #edf2f2
  10. #f6f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6bfc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6bfc0
  2. #a2b9ba
  3. #9eb2b3
  4. #9bacad
  5. #97a6a6
  6. #93a0a0
  7. #8f999a
  8. #8b9393
  9. #888d8d
  10. #848686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bcbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fc1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3bdc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bbc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2c0c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6bfc0 {
  color: #a6bfc0;
}
Background
.bg-a6bfc0 {
  background-color: #a6bfc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6bfc0 {
  border: 2px solid #a6bfc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6bfc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 191 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 17% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6bfc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6bfc0, #a6b2c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6bfc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 191 192 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.97 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.08 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.28 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.12 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.60 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.74 #59403f Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Opal
#a6bfc0  rgb(166, 191, 192)  hsl(182, 17%, 70%)  Opal
#c0a7a6  rgb(192, 167, 166)  hsl(2, 17%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#c0a6bf  rgb(192, 166, 191)  hsl(302, 17%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#bfc0a6  rgb(191, 192, 166)  hsl(62, 17%, 70%)  Sage