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#8AEEFF closest to Shallow Water

#8AEEFF 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, 93.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 238, 255)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8AEEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.75:1.

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Variations of #8AEEFF

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

How #8AEEFF 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 #CCD9FF
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEE7FF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCE8FF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCD9FF
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCE1FF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4DF6F3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #76F1FA
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEE3E8

#8AEEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#8AEEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.75:1 Super#8AEEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AEEFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 238 255);
color: hsl(189 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.097 209.6);

#8AEEFF FAQ

What color is #8AEEFF?

#8AEEFF 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 #8AEEFF?

#8AEEFF is rgb(138, 238, 255) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AEEFF?

The complementary color of #8AEEFF is #FF9B8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AEEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AEEFF: 15.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AEEFF a warm or cool color?

#8AEEFF is a cool color.