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#A9CEBB

#a9cebb ≈ Opal

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a9cebb is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 80.78% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.22% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 149.19°, with 27.41% saturation and 73.53% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5617

Complementary

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #cea9bc

Split complementary

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #cea9ce
  3. #cea9a9

Analogous

  1. #a9cea9
  2. #a9cebb
  3. #a9cece

Triadic

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #bba9ce
  3. #cebba9

Tetradic

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #a9bcce
  3. #cea9bc
  4. #cebba9

Square

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #a9a9ce
  3. #cea9bc
  4. #cecea9

Monochromatic

  1. #518d6e
  2. #78b294
  3. #a9cebb
  4. #daeae2
  5. #f2f8f5

Shades

#a9cebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #98b9a8
  3. #87a596
  4. #769083
  5. #657c70
  6. #55675e
  7. #44524b
  8. #333e38
  9. #222925
  10. #111513
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9cebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #b2d3c2
  3. #bad8c9
  4. #c3ddcf
  5. #cbe2d6
  6. #d4e7dd
  7. #ddebe4
  8. #e5f0eb
  9. #eef5f1
  10. #f6faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9cebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9cebb
  2. #a5c6b5
  3. #a1beaf
  4. #9db7a9
  5. #99afa3
  6. #95a79e
  7. #909f98
  8. #8c9792
  9. #88908c
  10. #848886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc8ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c4bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2cec8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfcbba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc8bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5cec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9cebb {
  color: #a9cebb;
}
Background
.bg-a9cebb {
  background-color: #a9cebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9cebb {
  border: 2px solid #a9cebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9cebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 206 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 27% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9cebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9cebb, #a9cece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9cebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 206 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.82 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.68 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.11 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.31 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.48 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.67 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.79 #563144 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Opal
#a9cebb  rgb(169, 206, 187)  hsl(149, 27%, 74%)  Opal
#cea9bc  rgb(206, 169, 188)  hsl(329, 27%, 74%)  Lilac
#bba9ce  rgb(187, 169, 206)  hsl(269, 27%, 74%)  Lilac
#cebba9  rgb(206, 187, 169)  hsl(29, 27%, 74%)  Desert Sand