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#A8CFCE

#a8cfce ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a8cfce is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 81.18% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.48% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 178.46°, with 28.89% saturation and 73.53% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5741

Complementary

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #cfa8a9

Split complementary

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #cfa8bd
  3. #cfbba8

Analogous

  1. #a8cfbb
  2. #a8cfce
  3. #a8bdcf

Triadic

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #cea8cf
  3. #cfcea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #a8a9cf
  3. #cfa8a9
  4. #cfcea8

Square

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #bba8cf
  3. #cfa8a9
  4. #bdcfa8

Monochromatic

  1. #4f8f8d
  2. #77b4b2
  3. #a8cfce
  4. #d9eaea
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#a8cfce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #97bab9
  3. #86a6a5
  4. #769190
  5. #657c7c
  6. #546867
  7. #435352
  8. #323e3e
  9. #222929
  10. #111515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8cfce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #b1d4d3
  3. #b9d9d8
  4. #c2dddd
  5. #cbe2e2
  6. #d4e7e7
  7. #dceceb
  8. #e5f1f0
  9. #eef5f5
  10. #f6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8cfce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8cfce
  2. #a4c7c6
  3. #a0bfbe
  4. #9cb7b7
  5. #98afaf
  6. #94a8a7
  7. #90a09f
  8. #8c9897
  9. #889090
  10. #848888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacbce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c5ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cd2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdcdce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c9ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1d1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8cfce {
  color: #a8cfce;
}
Background
.bg-a8cfce {
  background-color: #a8cfce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8cfce {
  border: 2px solid #a8cfce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8cfce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 207 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 29% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8cfce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8cfce, #a8bdcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8cfce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 207 206 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.65 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.94 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.71 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.40 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.46 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.87 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.20 #573031 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Opal
#a8cfce  rgb(168, 207, 206)  hsl(178, 29%, 74%)  Opal
#cfa8a9  rgb(207, 168, 169)  hsl(358, 29%, 74%)  Pastel Pink
#cea8cf  rgb(206, 168, 207)  hsl(298, 29%, 74%)  Lilac
#cfcea8  rgb(207, 206, 168)  hsl(58, 29%, 74%)  Sage