CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9CC4C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.48:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9CC4C5) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 196, 197 and its HSL value is 181°, 26%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (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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Complementary

#9CC4C5 · #C59D9C

Analogous

#9CC5B2 · #9CC4C5 · #9CAFC5

Triadic

#9CC4C5 · #C59CC4 · #C4C59C

Split complementary

#9CC4C5 · #C59CB0 · #C5B29C

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