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#AECBCB

#aecbcb ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aecbcb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 21.8% saturation and 73.92% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.5602

Complementary

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #cbaeae

Split complementary

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #cbaebc
  3. #cbbcae

Analogous

  1. #aecbbc
  2. #aecbcb
  3. #aebccb

Triadic

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #cbaecb
  3. #cbcbae

Tetradic

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #aeaecb
  3. #cbaeae
  4. #cbcbae

Square

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #bcaecb
  3. #cbaeae
  4. #bccbae

Monochromatic

  1. #588888
  2. #7fadad
  3. #aecbcb
  4. #dde9e9
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#aecbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #9db7b7
  3. #8ba2a2
  4. #7a8e8e
  5. #687a7a
  6. #576666
  7. #465151
  8. #343d3d
  9. #232929
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #b6d0d0
  3. #bed5d5
  4. #c6dbdb
  5. #cee0e0
  6. #d7e5e5
  7. #dfeaea
  8. #e7efef
  9. #eff5f5
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecbcb
  2. #a9c4c4
  3. #a5bcbc
  4. #a0b5b5
  5. #9cadad
  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 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c8cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c3cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6cdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac7cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9cccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecbcb {
  color: #aecbcb;
}
Background
.bg-aecbcb {
  background-color: #aecbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecbcb {
  border: 2px solid #aecbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 22% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecbcb, #aebccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.12 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.36 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.60 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.11 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.32 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.57 #513434 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Opal
#aecbcb  rgb(174, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 22%, 74%)  Opal
#cbaeae  rgb(203, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 22%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#cbaecb  rgb(203, 174, 203)  hsl(300, 22%, 74%)  Lilac
#cbcbae  rgb(203, 203, 174)  hsl(60, 22%, 74%)  Sage