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Bay Water

#A9AC91

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.48:1AAA

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About Bay Water

Bay Water (#A9AC91) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 169, 172, 145 and its HSL value is 67°, 14%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bay Water, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A9AC91 · #9491AC

Analogous

#ACA291 · #A9AC91 · #9BAC91

Triadic

#A9AC91 · #91A9AC · #AC91A9

Split complementary

#A9AC91 · #919BAC · #A291AC

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