CyanMid-toneMuted

Lake Water

#86A9A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.55:1Fails

Black text

7.76:1AAA

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About Lake Water

Lake Water (#86A9A5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 134, 169, 165 and its HSL value is 173°, 17%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (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

#86A9A5 · #A9868A

Analogous

#86A994 · #86A9A5 · #869CA9

Triadic

#86A9A5 · #A586A9 · #A9A586

Split complementary

#86A9A5 · #A9869B · #A99386

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