CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9CC4C6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.49:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9CC4C6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 196, 198 and its HSL value is 183°, 27%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (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

#9CC4C6 · #C69E9C

Analogous

#9CC6B3 · #9CC4C6 · #9CAFC6

Triadic

#9CC4C6 · #C69CC4 · #C4C69C

Split complementary

#9CC4C6 · #C69CAF · #C6B39C

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