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#ADCBCB

#adcbcb ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#adcbcb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 22.39% saturation and 73.73% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.5591

Complementary

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #cbadad

Split complementary

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #cbadbc
  3. #cbbcad

Analogous

  1. #adcbbc
  2. #adcbcb
  3. #adbccb

Triadic

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #cbadcb
  3. #cbcbad

Tetradic

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #adadcb
  3. #cbadad
  4. #cbcbad

Square

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #bcadcb
  3. #cbadad
  4. #bccbad

Monochromatic

  1. #578888
  2. #7eadad
  3. #adcbcb
  4. #dce9e9
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#adcbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #9cb7b7
  3. #8aa2a2
  4. #798e8e
  5. #687a7a
  6. #576666
  7. #455151
  8. #343d3d
  9. #232929
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#adcbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #b5d0d0
  3. #bdd5d5
  4. #c6dbdb
  5. #cee0e0
  6. #d6e5e5
  7. #deeaea
  8. #e6efef
  9. #eff5f5
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adcbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adcbcb
  2. #a9c4c4
  3. #a4bcbc
  4. #a0b5b5
  5. #9badad
  6. #97a6a6
  7. #929e9e
  8. #8e9797
  9. #898f8f
  10. #858888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c8cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c3cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4cdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c6cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8cccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adcbcb {
  color: #adcbcb;
}
Background
.bg-adcbcb {
  background-color: #adcbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adcbcb {
  border: 2px solid #adcbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adcbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 22% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adcbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adcbcb, #adbccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adcbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.78 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.29 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.22 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.56 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.29 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.20 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.66 #523434 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Opal
#adcbcb  rgb(173, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 22%, 74%)  Opal
#cbadad  rgb(203, 173, 173)  hsl(0, 22%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#cbadcb  rgb(203, 173, 203)  hsl(300, 22%, 74%)  Lilac
#cbcbad  rgb(203, 203, 173)  hsl(60, 22%, 74%)  Sage