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#8AACAA closest to Harbour Mist

#8AACAA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Harbour Mist. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(138, 172, 170)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 17% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. #8AACAA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.56:1.

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Variations of #8AACAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8AACAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8AACAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8AACAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1A3AA
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A8AA
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A9AA
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1A3AA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9BA6AA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #80AEAB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #86ADAB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9FA7A7

#8AACAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#8AACAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.56:1 Very good#8AACAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AACAA in CSS

/* Harbour Mist */
.color { color: #8AACAA; }
.background { background-color: #8AACAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8AACAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 172 170);
color: hsl(176 17% 61%);
color: oklch(0.719 0.037 191.9);

#8AACAA FAQ

What color is #8AACAA?

#8AACAA is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Harbour Mist. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8AACAA?

#8AACAA is rgb(138, 172, 170) in RGB, hsl(176, 17%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AACAA?

The complementary color of #8AACAA is #AC8A8C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AACAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AACAA: 8.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AACAA a warm or cool color?

#8AACAA is a cool color.