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#AAC6CD

#aac6cd ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aac6cd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 77.65% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.07% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 25.93% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.5334

Complementary

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #cdb1aa

Split complementary

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #cdaab5
  3. #cdc3aa

Analogous

  1. #aacdc3
  2. #aac6cd
  3. #aab5cd

Triadic

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #cdaac6
  3. #c6cdaa

Tetradic

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #b1aacd
  3. #cdb1aa
  4. #c6cdaa

Square

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #c3aacd
  3. #cdb1aa
  4. #b5cdaa

Monochromatic

  1. #52808c
  2. #7aa6b1
  3. #aac6cd
  4. #dae6e9
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#aac6cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #99b2b9
  3. #889ea4
  4. #778b90
  5. #66777b
  6. #556367
  7. #444f52
  8. #333b3e
  9. #222829
  10. #111415
  11. #000000

Tints

#aac6cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #b3ccd2
  3. #bbd1d7
  4. #c4d7dc
  5. #ccdde1
  6. #d5e3e6
  7. #dde8eb
  8. #e6eef0
  9. #eef4f5
  10. #f7f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aac6cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aac6cd
  2. #a6bfc5
  3. #a2b8be
  4. #9db1b6
  5. #99aaae
  6. #95a3a7
  7. #919c9f
  8. #8d9597
  9. #888e8f
  10. #848788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c3c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbfcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c5cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4c8ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aac6cd {
  color: #aac6cd;
}
Background
.bg-aac6cd {
  background-color: #aac6cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aac6cd {
  border: 2px solid #aac6cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aac6cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 198 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 26% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aac6cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aac6cd, #aab5cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aac6cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 198 205 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 1.89 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.48 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.42 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.64 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.77 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.81 #553932 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#aac6cd  rgb(170, 198, 205)  hsl(192, 26%, 74%)  Pastel Blue
#cdb1aa  rgb(205, 177, 170)  hsl(12, 26%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#cdaac6  rgb(205, 170, 198)  hsl(312, 26%, 74%)  Lilac
#c6cdaa  rgb(198, 205, 170)  hsl(72, 26%, 74%)  Sage