All About Color #8AA8A6

#8AA8A6

About #8AA8A6

#8AA8A6 is a light cyan color with the hex code #8AA8A6. In RGB it is red 138, green 168, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 176°, saturation 15%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 18%, 0%, 1%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.55:1 on white and 8.23:1 on black.

#8AA8A6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, A8, A6
CMYK17.86%, 0.00%, 1.19%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal138, 168, 166
HSL176°, 15%, 60%
RGB Octal212, 250, 246
HSV (HSB)176.00°, 17.86%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10001010, 10101000, 10100110
CIE-L*AB66.64, -10.70, -2.41
RGB Percent54.12%, 65.88%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH66.64, 10.96, 192.68
XYZ31.37, 36.16, 41.40
CIE-L*UV66.64, -15.66, -1.78
xyY0.29, 0.33, 36.16
Hunter-Lab60.13, -12.13, 1.27
RYB54.12%, 60.20%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8AA8A6 on a dark background: contrast 8.23:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8AA8A6 on a light background: contrast 2.55:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8AA8A6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8AA8A6 · #BECFCE · #5B7B79 · #A88A8C · #CFBEC0

Analogous palette

#8CA88A · #8AA897 · #8AA8A6 · #8A9BA8 · #8A8CA8

Triadic palette

#8AA8A6 · #A68AA8 · #A8A68A · #BECFCE · #CEBECF

Tetradic palette

#8AA8A6 · #978AA8 · #A88A8C · #9BA88A · #5B7B79

Monochromatic palette

#415856 · #628482 · #8AA8A6 · #B6C9C8 · #E2E9E9

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