CyanMid-toneMuted

Teal Wave

#8A9EA1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.81:1Fails

Black text

7.06:1AAA

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About Teal Wave

Teal Wave (#8A9EA1) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 138, 158, 161 and its HSL value is 188°, 11%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Teal Wave, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8A9EA1 · #A18D8A

Analogous

#8AA199 · #8A9EA1 · #8A92A1

Triadic

#8A9EA1 · #A18A9E · #9EA18A

Split complementary

#8A9EA1 · #A18A92 · #A1998A

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