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#B0CACA

#b0caca ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b0caca is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 79.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 19.7% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.5574

Complementary

  1. #b0caca
  2. #cab0b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0caca
  2. #cab0bd
  3. #cabdb0

Analogous

  1. #b0cabd
  2. #b0caca
  3. #b0bdca

Triadic

  1. #b0caca
  2. #cab0ca
  3. #cacab0

Tetradic

  1. #b0caca
  2. #b0b0ca
  3. #cab0b0
  4. #cacab0

Square

  1. #b0caca
  2. #bdb0ca
  3. #cab0b0
  4. #bdcab0

Monochromatic

  1. #5a8787
  2. #82abab
  3. #b0caca
  4. #dee9e9
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#b0caca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0caca
  2. #9eb6b6
  3. #8da2a2
  4. #7b8d8d
  5. #6a7979
  6. #586565
  7. #465151
  8. #353d3d
  9. #232828
  10. #121414
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0caca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0caca
  2. #b8cfcf
  3. #c0d5d5
  4. #c8dada
  5. #d0dfdf
  6. #d8e5e5
  7. #dfeaea
  8. #e7efef
  9. #eff4f4
  10. #f7fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0caca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0caca
  2. #abc3c3
  3. #a6bbbb
  4. #a2b4b4
  5. #9dacac
  6. #98a5a5
  7. #939e9e
  8. #8e9696
  9. #8a8f8f
  10. #858787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c7ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c3ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9ccca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec8ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac6ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #accbca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0caca {
  color: #b0caca;
}
Background
.bg-b0caca {
  background-color: #b0caca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0caca {
  border: 2px solid #b0caca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0caca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 202 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 20% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0caca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0caca, #b0bdca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0caca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 202 202 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 3.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.47 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.91 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.01 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.46 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.85 #4f3535 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Opal
#b0caca  rgb(176, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 20%, 74%)  Opal
#cab0b0  rgb(202, 176, 176)  hsl(0, 20%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#cab0ca  rgb(202, 176, 202)  hsl(300, 20%, 74%)  Thistle
#cacab0  rgb(202, 202, 176)  hsl(60, 20%, 74%)  Pearl