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#ADC4BF

#adc4bf ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#adc4bf is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 76.86% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.55% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 166.96°, with 16.31% saturation and 72.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.5213

Complementary

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #c4adb2

Split complementary

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #c4adbd
  3. #c4b3ad

Analogous

  1. #adc4b3
  2. #adc4bf
  3. #adbdc4

Triadic

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #bfadc4
  3. #c4bfad

Tetradic

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #adb2c4
  3. #c4adb2
  4. #c4bfad

Square

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #b3adc4
  3. #c4adb2
  4. #bdc4ad

Monochromatic

  1. #5a7e76
  2. #81a49c
  3. #adc4bf
  4. #d9e4e2
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#adc4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #9cb0ac
  3. #8a9d99
  4. #798986
  5. #687673
  6. #576260
  7. #454e4c
  8. #343b39
  9. #232726
  10. #111413
  11. #000000

Tints

#adc4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #b5cac5
  3. #bdd0cc
  4. #c6d6d2
  5. #cedcd9
  6. #d6e2df
  7. #dee7e5
  8. #e6edec
  9. #eff3f2
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adc4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adc4bf
  2. #a9bdb9
  3. #a4b6b2
  4. #a0b0ac
  5. #9ba9a6
  6. #97a2a0
  7. #929b99
  8. #8e9493
  9. #898e8d
  10. #858786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c1bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c1bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8c5c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac2bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c0bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aac5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adc4bf {
  color: #adc4bf;
}
Background
.bg-adc4bf {
  background-color: #adc4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adc4bf {
  border: 2px solid #adc4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adc4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 196 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 16% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adc4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adc4bf, #adbdc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adc4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 196 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 1.70 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.28 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.76 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.27 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.73 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.14 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 11.26 #523b40 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Opal
#adc4bf  rgb(173, 196, 191)  hsl(167, 16%, 72%)  Opal
#c4adb2  rgb(196, 173, 178)  hsl(347, 16%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bfadc4  rgb(191, 173, 196)  hsl(287, 16%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#c4bfad  rgb(196, 191, 173)  hsl(47, 16%, 72%)  Bone