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#8AECFA closest to Shallow Water

#8AECFA is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 92.5% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(138, 236, 250)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 92% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #8AECFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.46:1.

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Variations of #8AECFA

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

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

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBD7FA
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE5FB
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBE6FB
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBD7FA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCDFFA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #52F4F0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #77EFF6
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCE1E5

#8AECFA contrast checker

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1.36:1 Very poor#8AECFA text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.46:1 Super#8AECFA text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AECFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 236 250);
color: hsl(188 92% 76%);
color: oklch(0.888 0.094 207.4);

#8AECFA FAQ

What color is #8AECFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #8AECFA?

#8AECFA is rgb(138, 236, 250) in RGB, hsl(188, 92%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 6%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AECFA?

The complementary color of #8AECFA is #FA988A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AECFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AECFA: 15.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AECFA a warm or cool color?

#8AECFA is a cool color.