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#AEC8AE

#aec8ae ≈ Opal

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aec8ae is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 78.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 19.12% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.23.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5336

Complementary

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #c8aec8

Split complementary

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #bbaec8
  3. #c8aebb

Analogous

  1. #bbc8ae
  2. #aec8ae
  3. #aec8bb

Triadic

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #aeaec8
  3. #c8aeae

Tetradic

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #aec8c8
  3. #c8aec8
  4. #c8aeae

Square

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #aebbc8
  3. #c8aec8
  4. #c8bbae

Monochromatic

  1. #598459
  2. #80a980
  3. #aec8ae
  4. #dce7dc
  5. #f3f7f3

Shades

#aec8ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #9db49d
  3. #8ba08b
  4. #7a8c7a
  5. #687868
  6. #576457
  7. #465046
  8. #343c34
  9. #232823
  10. #111411
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec8ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #b6ceb6
  3. #bed3be
  4. #c6d9c6
  5. #cedece
  6. #d7e4d7
  7. #dfe9df
  8. #e7efe7
  9. #eff4ef
  10. #f7faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec8ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec8ae
  2. #a9c1a9
  3. #a5baa5
  4. #a0b2a0
  5. #9cab9c
  6. #97a497
  7. #929d92
  8. #8e968e
  9. #898e89
  10. #858785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac4ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c3ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c0af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acc6c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc5ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc3af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adc7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec8ae {
  color: #aec8ae;
}
Background
.bg-aec8ae {
  background-color: #aec8ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec8ae {
  border: 2px solid #aec8ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec8ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 200 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 19% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec8ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec8ae, #aec8bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec8ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 200 174 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.23 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.91 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.08 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.03 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.51 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.55 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 11.63 #513751 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Opal
#aec8ae  rgb(174, 200, 174)  hsl(120, 19%, 73%)  Opal
#c8aec8  rgb(200, 174, 200)  hsl(300, 19%, 73%)  Thistle
#aeaec8  rgb(174, 174, 200)  hsl(240, 19%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c8aeae  rgb(200, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 19%, 73%)  Silver Pink