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Cruel Sea

#233434

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.03:1AAA

Black text

1.52:1Fails

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About Cruel Sea

Cruel Sea (#233434) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 35, 52, 52 and its HSL value is 180°, 20%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cruel Sea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#233434 · #342323

Analogous

#23342C · #233434 · #232B34

Triadic

#233434 · #342334 · #343423

Split complementary

#233434 · #34232C · #342C23

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