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#A8CACC

#a8cacc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8cacc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 79.22% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 183.33°, with 26.09% saturation and 72.94% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5493

Complementary

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #ccaaa8

Split complementary

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #cca8b8
  3. #ccbca8

Analogous

  1. #a8ccbc
  2. #a8cacc
  3. #a8b8cc

Triadic

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #cca8ca
  3. #cacca8

Tetradic

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #aaa8cc
  3. #ccaaa8
  4. #cacca8

Square

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #bca8cc
  3. #ccaaa8
  4. #b8cca8

Monochromatic

  1. #51878a
  2. #78adb0
  3. #a8cacc
  4. #d8e7e8
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#a8cacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #97b6b8
  3. #86a2a3
  4. #768d8f
  5. #65797a
  6. #546566
  7. #435152
  8. #323d3d
  9. #222829
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8cacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #b1cfd1
  3. #b9d5d6
  4. #c2dadb
  5. #cbdfe0
  6. #d4e5e6
  7. #dceaeb
  8. #e5eff0
  9. #eef4f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8cacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8cacc
  2. #a4c3c4
  3. #a0bbbd
  4. #9cb4b5
  5. #98acae
  6. #94a5a6
  7. #909e9e
  8. #8c9697
  9. #888f8f
  10. #848788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c6c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dcdca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac8cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2cccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8cacc {
  color: #a8cacc;
}
Background
.bg-a8cacc {
  background-color: #a8cacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8cacc {
  border: 2px solid #a8cacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8cacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 202 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 26% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8cacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8cacc, #a8b8cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8cacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 202 204 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.53 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.22 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.87 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.33 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.36 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.37 #573533 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Opal
#a8cacc  rgb(168, 202, 204)  hsl(183, 26%, 73%)  Opal
#ccaaa8  rgb(204, 170, 168)  hsl(3, 26%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#cca8ca  rgb(204, 168, 202)  hsl(303, 26%, 73%)  Lilac
#cacca8  rgb(202, 204, 168)  hsl(63, 26%, 73%)  Sage