CyanMid-toneMuted

Lake Water

#88A8A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.56:1Fails

Black text

7.72:1AAA

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About Lake Water

Lake Water (#88A8A5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 136, 168, 165 and its HSL value is 174°, 16%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (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

#88A8A5 · #A8888B

Analogous

#88A895 · #88A8A5 · #889BA8

Triadic

#88A8A5 · #A588A8 · #A8A588

Split complementary

#88A8A5 · #A8889B · #A89588

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