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#abcbcb ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#abcbcb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 23.53% saturation and 73.33% 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.5568

Complementary

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #cbabab

Split complementary

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #cbabbb
  3. #cbbbab

Analogous

  1. #abcbbb
  2. #abcbcb
  3. #abbbcb

Triadic

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #cbabcb
  3. #cbcbab

Tetradic

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #ababcb
  3. #cbabab
  4. #cbcbab

Square

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #bbabcb
  3. #cbabab
  4. #bbcbab

Monochromatic

  1. #548888
  2. #7caeae
  3. #abcbcb
  4. #dae8e8
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#abcbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #9ab7b7
  3. #89a2a2
  4. #788e8e
  5. #677a7a
  6. #566666
  7. #445151
  8. #333d3d
  9. #222929
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#abcbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #b3d0d0
  3. #bcd5d5
  4. #c4dbdb
  5. #cde0e0
  6. #d5e5e5
  7. #ddeaea
  8. #e6efef
  9. #eef5f5
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abcbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abcbcb
  2. #a7c4c4
  3. #a2bcbc
  4. #9eb5b5
  5. #9aadad
  6. #96a6a6
  7. #919e9e
  8. #8d9797
  9. #898f8f
  10. #848888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c8cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c3cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1cdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c6cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5cccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abcbcb {
  color: #abcbcb;
}
Background
.bg-abcbcb {
  background-color: #abcbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abcbcb {
  border: 2px solid #abcbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abcbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 24% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abcbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abcbcb, #abbbcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abcbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.81 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.63 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.98 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.51 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.68 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.99 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.86 #543434 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Opal
#abcbcb  rgb(171, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 24%, 73%)  Opal
#cbabab  rgb(203, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 24%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#cbabcb  rgb(203, 171, 203)  hsl(300, 24%, 73%)  Lilac
#cbcbab  rgb(203, 203, 171)  hsl(60, 24%, 73%)  Sage