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#AAC9B7

#aac9b7 ≈ Opal

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aac9b7 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 78.82% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.96% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 145.16°, with 22.3% saturation and 72.75% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.5374

Complementary

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #c9aabc

Split complementary

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #c7aac9
  3. #c9aaad

Analogous

  1. #adc9aa
  2. #aac9b7
  3. #aac9c7

Triadic

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #b7aac9
  3. #c9b7aa

Tetradic

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #aabcc9
  3. #c9aabc
  4. #c9b7aa

Square

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #aaadc9
  3. #c9aabc
  4. #c9c7aa

Monochromatic

  1. #558569
  2. #7bab8f
  3. #aac9b7
  4. #d9e7df
  5. #f3f7f4

Shades

#aac9b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #99b5a5
  3. #88a192
  4. #778d80
  5. #66796e
  6. #55655c
  7. #445049
  8. #333c37
  9. #222825
  10. #111412
  11. #000000

Tints

#aac9b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #b3cebe
  3. #bbd4c5
  4. #c4d9cd
  5. #ccdfd4
  6. #d5e4db
  7. #dde9e2
  8. #e6efe9
  9. #eef4f1
  10. #f7faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aac9b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aac9b7
  2. #a6c2b2
  3. #a2baac
  4. #9db3a7
  5. #99aca1
  6. #95a59c
  7. #919d96
  8. #8d9691
  9. #888f8b
  10. #848786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c5bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c4b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c0b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5c9c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc6b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c4b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c9bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aac9b7 {
  color: #aac9b7;
}
Background
.bg-aac9b7 {
  background-color: #aac9b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aac9b7 {
  border: 2px solid #aac9b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aac9b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 201 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 22% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aac9b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aac9b7, #aac9c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aac9b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 201 183 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.69 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.44 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.30 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.62 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.46 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 11.03 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 11.68 #553648 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Opal
#aac9b7  rgb(170, 201, 183)  hsl(145, 22%, 73%)  Opal
#c9aabc  rgb(201, 170, 188)  hsl(325, 22%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#b7aac9  rgb(183, 170, 201)  hsl(265, 22%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#c9b7aa  rgb(201, 183, 170)  hsl(25, 22%, 73%)  Silver Pink