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#A6CFCD

#a6cfcd ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a6cfcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 81.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.97% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 177.07°, with 29.93% saturation and 73.14% 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 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5714

Complementary

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #cfa6a8

Split complementary

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #cfa6bd
  3. #cfb9a6

Analogous

  1. #a6cfb9
  2. #a6cfcd
  3. #a6bdcf

Triadic

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #cda6cf
  3. #cfcda6

Tetradic

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #a6a8cf
  3. #cfa6a8
  4. #cfcda6

Square

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #b9a6cf
  3. #cfa6a8
  4. #bdcfa6

Monochromatic

  1. #4d8f8c
  2. #74b4b1
  3. #a6cfcd
  4. #d8eae9
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#a6cfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #95bab9
  3. #85a6a4
  4. #749190
  5. #647c7b
  6. #536867
  7. #425352
  8. #323e3e
  9. #212929
  10. #111515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6cfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #afd4d2
  3. #b8d9d7
  4. #c1dddc
  5. #cae2e1
  6. #d3e7e6
  7. #dbeceb
  8. #e4f1f0
  9. #edf5f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6cfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6cfcd
  2. #a2c7c5
  3. #9ebfbe
  4. #9bb7b6
  5. #97afae
  6. #93a8a7
  7. #8fa09f
  8. #8b9897
  9. #88908f
  10. #848888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbcac9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c5cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ad1ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c9cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fd1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6cfcd {
  color: #a6cfcd;
}
Background
.bg-a6cfcd {
  background-color: #a6cfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6cfcd {
  border: 2px solid #a6cfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6cfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 207 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 30% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6cfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6cfcd, #a6bdcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6cfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 207 205 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.73 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.18 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.26 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.67 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.08 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.48 #593032 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Opal
#a6cfcd  rgb(166, 207, 205)  hsl(177, 30%, 73%)  Opal
#cfa6a8  rgb(207, 166, 168)  hsl(357, 30%, 73%)  Pastel Pink
#cda6cf  rgb(205, 166, 207)  hsl(297, 30%, 73%)  Lilac
#cfcda6  rgb(207, 205, 166)  hsl(57, 30%, 73%)  Sage