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#8AECDD closest to Bath Water

#8AECDD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Bath Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 92.5% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(138, 236, 221)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 72% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. #8AECDD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.12:1.

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Variations of #8AECDD

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

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

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3D6DE
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E2DC
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0E3DD
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3D6DE
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2DEDE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #63F0E7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7BEDE2
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CADFDB

#8AECDD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#8AECDD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.12:1 Super#8AECDD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AECDD in CSS

/* Bath Water */
.color { color: #8AECDD; }
.background { background-color: #8AECDD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8AECDD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 236 221);
color: hsl(171 72% 73%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.096 183.2);

#8AECDD FAQ

What color is #8AECDD?

#8AECDD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Bath Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8AECDD?

#8AECDD is rgb(138, 236, 221) in RGB, hsl(171, 72%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 0%, 6%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AECDD?

The complementary color of #8AECDD is #EC8A99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AECDD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AECDD: 15.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AECDD a warm or cool color?

#8AECDD is a cool color.