All About Color Opal

#A9C6C2

Opal is a soft and iridescent blue-green color. It brings a sense of tranquility and harmony, perfect for creating a serene and ethereal space.

About Opal

Opal is a light cyan color with the hex code #A9C6C2. In RGB it is red 169, green 198, blue 194; in HSL it is hue 172°, saturation 20%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 15%, 0%, 2%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 1.82:1 on white and 11.54:1 on black.

#A9C6C2 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA9, C6, C2
CMYK14.65%, 0.00%, 2.02%, 22.35%
RGB Decimal169, 198, 194
HSL172°, 20%, 72%
RGB Octal251, 306, 302
HSV (HSB)171.72°, 14.65%, 77.65%
RGB Binary10101001, 11000110, 11000010
CIE-L*AB77.71, -10.52, -1.28
RGB Percent66.27%, 77.65%, 76.08%
CIE-L*CH77.71, 10.60, 186.93
XYZ46.29, 52.72, 58.77
CIE-L*UV77.71, -15.26, -0.13
xyY0.29, 0.33, 52.72
Hunter-Lab72.61, -13.25, 2.83
RYB66.27%, 72.38%, 77.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A9C6C2 on a dark background: contrast 11.54:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A9C6C2 on a light background: contrast 1.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Opal, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Opal. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A9C6C2 · #E0EBE9 · #72A19B · #C6A9AD · #EBE0E2

Analogous palette

#ADC6A9 · #A9C6B4 · #A9C6C2 · #A9BBC6 · #A9ADC6

Triadic palette

#A9C6C2 · #C2A9C6 · #C6C2A9 · #E0EBE9 · #E9E0EB

Tetradic palette

#A9C6C2 · #B4A9C6 · #C6A9AD · #BBC6A9 · #72A19B

Monochromatic palette

#56817B · #7BA7A1 · #A9C6C2 · #D7E4E3 · #F0F5F4

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