CyanMid-toneMuted

Tropical Cascade

#8CA9A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.52:1Fails

Black text

7.86:1AAA

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About Tropical Cascade

Tropical Cascade (#8CA9A5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 140, 169, 165 and its HSL value is 172°, 14%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (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

#8CA9A5 · #A98C90

Analogous

#8CA997 · #8CA9A5 · #8C9EA9

Triadic

#8CA9A5 · #A58CA9 · #A9A58C

Split complementary

#8CA9A5 · #A98C9E · #A9978C

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