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#8AEFEF Bath Water

#8AEFEF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise named Bath Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 93.7% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(138, 239, 239)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #8AEFEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.67:1.

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Variations of #8AEFEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1D9F0
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E6EF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0E7F0
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D9F0
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0E1F0
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #58F5EF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #79F1EF
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDE3E3

#8AEFEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#8AEFEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.67:1 Super#8AEFEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AEFEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 239 239);
color: hsl(180 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.891 0.095 195.6);

#8AEFEF FAQ

What color is #8AEFEF?

#8AEFEF 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 #8AEFEF?

#8AEFEF is rgb(138, 239, 239) in RGB, hsl(180, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 0%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AEFEF?

The complementary color of #8AEFEF is #EF8A8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AEFEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AEFEF: 15.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AEFEF a warm or cool color?

#8AEFEF is a cool color.