CyanMid-toneMuted

Kitchen Blue

#8AB0BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.48:1AAA

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About Kitchen Blue

Kitchen Blue (#8AB0BA) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 138, 176, 186 and its HSL value is 192°, 26%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Kitchen Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8AB0BA · #BA948A

Analogous

#8ABAAC · #8AB0BA · #8A98BA

Triadic

#8AB0BA · #BA8AB0 · #B0BA8A

Split complementary

#8AB0BA · #BA8A98 · #BAAC8A

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