CyanMid-toneMuted

Lake Water

#83A8A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.59:1Fails

Black text

7.65:1AAA

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About Lake Water

Lake Water (#83A8A5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 131, 168, 165 and its HSL value is 175°, 18%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Lake Water, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#83A8A5 · #A88386

Analogous

#83A893 · #83A8A5 · #8398A8

Triadic

#83A8A5 · #A583A8 · #A8A583

Split complementary

#83A8A5 · #A88398 · #A89383

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