Information about Opal color

#A8C3BC - Opal color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8C3BC, known as "Opal", falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 195, 188) — 65.9% red, 76.5% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 3 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A8C3BC presents itself as a softly toned minty spring green — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rivendell (#A9BDB6). Slightly further away sit Chi (#9FBFC2) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 195, 188) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. The name "Opal" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Opal color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Opal color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

Opal color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Opal color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Opal color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A8C3BC
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Opal color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Opal

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Opal color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8C3BC
  • RGB168, 195, 188
  • CMYK11, 0, 3, 24
  • CSSrgb(168, 195, 188)
  • HSL164°, 18%, 71%
  • HSL Precise164.444°, 18.367%, 71.176%
  • HSV164°, 14%, 76%
  • HSB164°, 14%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.765, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.765, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.765, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8C3BC
  • DECIMAL ID11060156
  • Name Length4
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