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#A6C0B6

#a6c0b6 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a6c0b6 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 75.29% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.21% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 156.92°, with 17.11% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.4918

Complementary

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #c0a6b0

Split complementary

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #c0a6bd
  3. #c0a9a6

Analogous

  1. #a6c0a9
  2. #a6c0b6
  3. #a6bdc0

Triadic

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #b6a6c0
  3. #c0b6a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #a6b0c0
  3. #c0a6b0
  4. #c0b6a6

Square

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #a9a6c0
  3. #c0a6b0
  4. #bdc0a6

Monochromatic

  1. #55786b
  2. #79a091
  3. #a6c0b6
  4. #d3e0db
  5. #f3f7f5

Shades

#a6c0b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #95ada4
  3. #859a92
  4. #74867f
  5. #64736d
  6. #53605b
  7. #424d49
  8. #323a37
  9. #212624
  10. #111312
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6c0b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #afc6bd
  3. #b8cdc5
  4. #c1d3cc
  5. #cad9d3
  6. #d3e0db
  7. #dbe6e2
  8. #e4ece9
  9. #edf2f0
  10. #f6f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6c0b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6c0b6
  2. #a2bab1
  3. #9eb3ab
  4. #9bada6
  5. #97a6a0
  6. #93a09b
  7. #8f9a96
  8. #8b9390
  9. #888d8b
  10. #848685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bdb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b9b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1c0bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5beb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2bcb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3c0ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6c0b6 {
  color: #a6c0b6;
}
Background
.bg-a6c0b6 {
  background-color: #a6c0b6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6c0b6 {
  border: 2px solid #a6c0b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6c0b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 192 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 157 17% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6c0b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6c0b6, #a6bdc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6c0b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 192 182 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 1.54 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.92 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.45 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.85 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.99 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.02 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 12.03 #593f49 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Opal
#a6c0b6  rgb(166, 192, 182)  hsl(157, 17%, 70%)  Opal
#c0a6b0  rgb(192, 166, 176)  hsl(337, 17%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#b6a6c0  rgb(182, 166, 192)  hsl(277, 17%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#c0b6a6  rgb(192, 182, 166)  hsl(37, 17%, 70%)  Silver