CyanMid-toneMuted

Cape Cod Blue

#8EA6A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.58:1Fails

Black text

7.68:1AAA

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About Cape Cod Blue

Cape Cod Blue (#8EA6A5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 142, 166, 165 and its HSL value is 178°, 12%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cape Cod Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8EA6A5 · #A68E8F

Analogous

#8EA699 · #8EA6A5 · #8E9BA6

Triadic

#8EA6A5 · #A58EA6 · #A6A58E

Split complementary

#8EA6A5 · #A68E9B · #A6998E

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