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#AECBCC

#aecbcc ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aecbcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.71% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 182°, with 22.73% saturation and 74.12% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5607

Complementary

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #ccafae

Split complementary

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #ccaebc
  3. #ccbeae

Analogous

  1. #aeccbe
  2. #aecbcc
  3. #aebccc

Triadic

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #ccaecb
  3. #cbccae

Tetradic

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #afaecc
  3. #ccafae
  4. #cbccae

Square

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #beaecc
  3. #ccafae
  4. #bcccae

Monochromatic

  1. #57888a
  2. #7fadae
  3. #aecbcc
  4. #dde9ea
  5. #f2f7f7

Shades

#aecbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #9db7b8
  3. #8ba2a3
  4. #7a8e8f
  5. #687a7a
  6. #576666
  7. #465152
  8. #343d3d
  9. #232929
  10. #111414
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #b6d0d1
  3. #bed5d6
  4. #c6dbdb
  5. #cee0e0
  6. #d7e5e6
  7. #dfeaeb
  8. #e7eff0
  9. #eff5f5
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecbcc
  2. #a9c4c4
  3. #a5bcbd
  4. #a0b5b5
  5. #9cadae
  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 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c8cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c3cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5cdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc9cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac7cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9cccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecbcc {
  color: #aecbcc;
}
Background
.bg-aecbcc {
  background-color: #aecbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecbcc {
  border: 2px solid #aecbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 203 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 23% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecbcc, #aebccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 203 204 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.21 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.69 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.22 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.26 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.33 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.04 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.13 #513433 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Opal
#aecbcc  rgb(174, 203, 204)  hsl(182, 23%, 74%)  Opal
#ccafae  rgb(204, 175, 174)  hsl(2, 23%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#ccaecb  rgb(204, 174, 203)  hsl(302, 23%, 74%)  Lilac
#cbccae  rgb(203, 204, 174)  hsl(62, 23%, 74%)  Sage