CyanMid-toneMuted

Tropical Cascade

#8BA4A1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.65:1Fails

Black text

7.47:1AAA

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About Tropical Cascade

Tropical Cascade (#8BA4A1) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 139, 164, 161 and its HSL value is 173°, 12%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (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

#8BA4A1 · #A48B8E

Analogous

#8BA494 · #8BA4A1 · #8B9BA4

Triadic

#8BA4A1 · #A18BA4 · #A4A18B

Split complementary

#8BA4A1 · #A48B9B · #A4948B

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