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#A7C8BF

#a7c8bf ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a7c8bf is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 78.43% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 163.64°, with 23.08% saturation and 71.96% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.5329

Complementary

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #c8a7b0

Split complementary

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #c8a7c0
  3. #c8aea7

Analogous

  1. #a7c8ae
  2. #a7c8bf
  3. #a7c0c8

Triadic

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #bfa7c8
  3. #c8bfa7

Tetradic

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #a7b0c8
  3. #c8a7b0
  4. #c8bfa7

Square

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #aea7c8
  3. #c8a7b0
  4. #c0c8a7

Monochromatic

  1. #528476
  2. #78ab9d
  3. #a7c8bf
  4. #d6e5e1
  5. #f2f7f6

Shades

#a7c8bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #96b4ac
  3. #86a099
  4. #758c86
  5. #647873
  6. #546460
  7. #43504c
  8. #323c39
  9. #212826
  10. #111413
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7c8bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #b0cec5
  3. #b9d3cc
  4. #c1d9d2
  5. #caded9
  6. #d3e4df
  7. #dce9e5
  8. #e5efec
  9. #edf4f2
  10. #f6faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7c8bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7c8bf
  2. #a3c1b9
  3. #9fbab2
  4. #9bb2ac
  5. #97aba6
  6. #94a4a0
  7. #909d99
  8. #8c9693
  9. #888e8d
  10. #848786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c4c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fc9c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac5bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2c9c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7c8bf {
  color: #a7c8bf;
}
Background
.bg-a7c8bf {
  background-color: #a7c8bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7c8bf {
  border: 2px solid #a7c8bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7c8bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 200 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 23% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7c8bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7c8bf, #a7c0c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7c8bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 200 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 2.17 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.99 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.70 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.44 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 10.51 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.59 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 11.26 #583740 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Opal
#a7c8bf  rgb(167, 200, 191)  hsl(164, 23%, 72%)  Opal
#c8a7b0  rgb(200, 167, 176)  hsl(344, 23%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bfa7c8  rgb(191, 167, 200)  hsl(284, 23%, 72%)  Lilac
#c8bfa7  rgb(200, 191, 167)  hsl(44, 23%, 72%)  Bone