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#ADC2C2

#adc2c2 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#adc2c2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 76.08% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 14.69% saturation and 71.96% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.5136

Complementary

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #c2adad

Split complementary

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #c2adb7
  3. #c2b7ad

Analogous

  1. #adc2b7
  2. #adc2c2
  3. #adb7c2

Triadic

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #c2adc2
  3. #c2c2ad

Tetradic

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #adadc2
  3. #c2adad
  4. #c2c2ad

Square

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #b7adc2
  3. #c2adad
  4. #b7c2ad

Monochromatic

  1. #5b7b7b
  2. #81a1a1
  3. #adc2c2
  4. #d9e3e3
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#adc2c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #9cafaf
  3. #8a9b9b
  4. #798888
  5. #687474
  6. #576161
  7. #454e4e
  8. #343a3a
  9. #232727
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#adc2c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #b5c8c8
  3. #bdcece
  4. #c6d4d4
  5. #cedada
  6. #d6e1e1
  7. #dee7e7
  8. #e6eded
  9. #eff3f3
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adc2c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adc2c2
  2. #a9bbbb
  3. #a4b5b5
  4. #a0aeae
  5. #9ba8a8
  6. #97a1a1
  7. #929a9a
  8. #8e9494
  9. #898d8d
  10. #858787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bfbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc0c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c1c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bfc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9c3c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adc2c2 {
  color: #adc2c2;
}
Background
.bg-adc2c2 {
  background-color: #adc2c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adc2c2 {
  border: 2px solid #adc2c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adc2c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 194 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 15% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adc2c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adc2c2, #adb7c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adc2c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 194 194 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.08 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.06 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.47 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.80 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.26 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.26 #523d3d Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Opal
#adc2c2  rgb(173, 194, 194)  hsl(180, 15%, 72%)  Opal
#c2adad  rgb(194, 173, 173)  hsl(0, 15%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#c2adc2  rgb(194, 173, 194)  hsl(300, 15%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#c2c2ad  rgb(194, 194, 173)  hsl(60, 15%, 72%)  Ash Gray