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#8aceac color: Marooned

#8aceac is rgb(138, 206, 172) in RGB and oklch(79.646% 0.08449 161.941) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

79.6%
0.084
162°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #8aceac

#8aceac is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Marooned (#86cdab). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8aceac mixed with white

  1. 8aceac
  2. 96d3b4
  3. a2d8bc
  4. aeddc4
  5. bae2cd
  6. c6e7d5
  7. d1ecdd
  8. ddf0e6
  9. e8f5ee
  10. f4faf6

Darker: #8aceac mixed with black

  1. 8aceac
  2. 77b395
  3. 65987f
  4. 537f69
  5. 426654
  6. 324e40
  7. 22382d
  8. 14231b
  9. 070f0b
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8aceac with less saturation

  1. 8aceac
  2. 90ccae
  3. 96cbaf
  4. 9bc9b1
  5. a0c7b3
  6. a5c6b4
  7. aac4b6
  8. afc2b8
  9. b4c0b9
  10. b8bebb

Questions about #8aceac

What color is #8aceac?

#8aceac is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Marooned. In RGB it is rgb(138, 206, 172), in HSL hsl(150, 40.96%, 67.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.646% 0.08449 161.941).

What colors go well with #8aceac?

The complementary color of #8aceac is #e3a7cc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a9c990 and #77ceca. The triadic partners are #b3b6f2 and #ecab92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aceac?

Black text reads better on #8aceac: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aceac a warm or cool color?

#8aceac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.084.