Information about Aqua Blue color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted cyan, #86ABA5 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4). Slightly further away sit Cascade (#8BA9A5) and Ziggurat (#81A6AA).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(134, 171, 165)), which gives #86ABA5 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86ABA5: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Aqua Blue" in the Register.
Aqua Blue color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Aqua Blue color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Aqua Blue color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Aqua Blue color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Aqua Blue color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Aqua Blue color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Aqua Blue color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Aqua Blue
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#8AAEA4
#8BA9A5
#81A6AA
#7DA8A8
#8EA5A0
#85A3B2
#85B3B2
#889E9D
#849CA9
#89A0B0
#8DA399
#7D9EA8
Aqua Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#86ABA5
- RGB134, 171, 165
- CMYK15, 0, 2, 33
- CSSrgb(134, 171, 165)
- HSL170°, 18%, 60%
- HSL Precise170.27°, 18.049%, 59.804%
- HSV170°, 22%, 67%
- HSB170°, 22%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
- GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.671, 0.647)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.671, 0.647, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.671, 0.647)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID86ABA5
- DECIMAL ID8825765
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
