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#8AAEBE closest to Open Seas

#8AAEBE is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Open Seas. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(138, 174, 190)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 29% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #8AAEBE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.88:1.

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Variations of #8AAEBE

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EA6BE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5ACBF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EACBF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EA6BE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99A9BE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7AB3B3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #84B0B9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2AAAE

#8AAEBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#8AAEBE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.88:1 Very good#8AAEBE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AAEBE in CSS

/* Open Seas */
.color { color: #8AAEBE; }
.background { background-color: #8AAEBE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8AAEBE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 174 190);
color: hsl(198 29% 64%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.045 226.8);

#8AAEBE FAQ

What color is #8AAEBE?

#8AAEBE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Open Seas. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8AAEBE?

#8AAEBE is rgb(138, 174, 190) in RGB, hsl(198, 29%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AAEBE?

The complementary color of #8AAEBE is #BE9A8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AAEBE?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AAEBE: 8.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AAEBE a warm or cool color?

#8AAEBE is a cool color.