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Interesting Aqua

#9CAEB3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.30:1Fails

Black text

8.60:1AAA

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About Interesting Aqua

Interesting Aqua (#9CAEB3) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 174, 179 and its HSL value is 193°, 13%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Interesting Aqua, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9CAEB3 · #B3A19C

Analogous

#9CB3AC · #9CAEB3 · #9CA3B3

Triadic

#9CAEB3 · #B39CAE · #AEB39C

Split complementary

#9CAEB3 · #B39CA3 · #B3AC9C

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