NeutralLightMuted

Barely Blue

#DCE0DE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.33:1Fails

Black text

14.86:1AAA

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About Barely Blue

Barely Blue (#DCE0DE) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 220, 224, 222 and its HSL value is 150°, 6%, 87%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Barely Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#DCE0DE · #E0DCDE

Analogous

#DCE0DC · #DCE0DE · #DCE0E0

Triadic

#DCE0DE · #DEDCE0 · #E0DEDC

Split complementary

#DCE0DE · #E0DCE0 · #E0DCDC

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