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#8EBAA6 Lichen

#8EBAA6 is a light, muted turquoise named Lichen. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.9% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(142, 186, 166)). Its HSL value is 153° hue, 24% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. #8EBAA6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.72:1.

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Variations of #8EBAA6

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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#8EBAA6 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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#8EBAA6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EBAA6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0AEA7
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B4A5
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB5A6
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0AEA7
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7B2A7
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85BAB4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8ABAAD
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9B3AE

#8EBAA6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.16:1 Very poor#8EBAA6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.72:1 Very good#8EBAA6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EBAA6 in CSS

/* Lichen */
.color { color: #8EBAA6; }
.background { background-color: #8EBAA6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EBAA6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 186 166);
color: hsl(153 24% 64%);
color: oklch(0.752 0.055 165.4);

#8EBAA6 FAQ

What color is #8EBAA6?

#8EBAA6 is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Lichen. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8EBAA6?

#8EBAA6 is rgb(142, 186, 166) in RGB, hsl(153, 24%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EBAA6?

The complementary color of #8EBAA6 is #BA8EA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EBAA6?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EBAA6: 9.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EBAA6 a warm or cool color?

#8EBAA6 is a cool color.