CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9CBFC5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.97:1Fails

Black text

10.06:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9CBFC5) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 191, 197 and its HSL value is 189°, 26%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Canal Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9CBFC5 · #C5A29C

Analogous

#9CC5B6 · #9CBFC5 · #9CABC5

Triadic

#9CBFC5 · #C59CBF · #BFC59C

Split complementary

#9CBFC5 · #C59CAB · #C5B69C

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