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#AEC5BE

#aec5be ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec5be is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 77.25% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.55% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 161.74°, with 16.55% saturation and 72.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 1.45.

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Relative luminance0.5265

Complementary

  1. #aec5be
  2. #c5aeb5

Split complementary

  1. #aec5be
  2. #c5aec1
  3. #c5b3ae

Analogous

  1. #aec5b3
  2. #aec5be
  3. #aec1c5

Triadic

  1. #aec5be
  2. #beaec5
  3. #c5beae

Tetradic

  1. #aec5be
  2. #aeb5c5
  3. #c5aeb5
  4. #c5beae

Square

  1. #aec5be
  2. #b3aec5
  3. #c5aeb5
  4. #c1c5ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5b7f74
  2. #81a59a
  3. #aec5be
  4. #dbe5e2
  5. #f3f6f5

Shades

#aec5be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec5be
  2. #9db1ab
  3. #8b9e98
  4. #7a8a85
  5. #687672
  6. #57635f
  7. #464f4c
  8. #343b39
  9. #232726
  10. #111413
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec5be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec5be
  2. #b6cbc5
  3. #bed1cb
  4. #c6d6d2
  5. #cedcd8
  6. #d7e2df
  7. #dfe8e5
  8. #e7eeec
  9. #eff3f2
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec5be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec5be
  2. #a9beb8
  3. #a5b7b2
  4. #a0b0ab
  5. #9ca9a5
  6. #97a39f
  7. #929c99
  8. #8e9593
  9. #898e8c
  10. #858786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c2bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c2be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9c6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc3be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c1be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abc5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec5be {
  color: #aec5be;
}
Background
.bg-aec5be {
  background-color: #aec5be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec5be {
  border: 2px solid #aec5be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec5be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 197 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 17% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec5be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec5be, #aec1c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec5be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 197 190 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 1.45 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.14 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.68 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.58 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.50 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.51 #513a41 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Opal
#aec5be  rgb(174, 197, 190)  hsl(162, 17%, 73%)  Opal
#c5aeb5  rgb(197, 174, 181)  hsl(342, 17%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#beaec5  rgb(190, 174, 197)  hsl(282, 17%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#c5beae  rgb(197, 190, 174)  hsl(42, 17%, 73%)  Bone