CyanMid-toneMuted

Tropical Cascade

#8AA6A3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.60:1Fails

Black text

7.60:1AAA

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About Tropical Cascade

Tropical Cascade (#8AA6A3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 138, 166, 163 and its HSL value is 174°, 14%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Tropical Cascade, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8AA6A3 · #A68A8D

Analogous

#8AA695 · #8AA6A3 · #8A9BA6

Triadic

#8AA6A3 · #A38AA6 · #A6A38A

Split complementary

#8AA6A3 · #A68A9B · #A6958A

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