CyanMid-toneMuted

Artful Aqua

#8EB6B2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.21:1Fails

Black text

8.94:1AAA

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About Artful Aqua

Artful Aqua (#8EB6B2) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 142, 182, 178 and its HSL value is 174°, 22%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Artful Aqua, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8EB6B2 · #B68E92

Analogous

#8EB69E · #8EB6B2 · #8EA6B6

Triadic

#8EB6B2 · #B28EB6 · #B6B28E

Split complementary

#8EB6B2 · #B68EA6 · #B69E8E

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