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Cruel Sea

#233636

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.71:1AAA

Black text

1.56:1Fails

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About Cruel Sea

Cruel Sea (#233636) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 35, 54, 54 and its HSL value is 180°, 21%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (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

#233636 · #362323

Analogous

#23362D · #233636 · #232C36

Triadic

#233636 · #362336 · #363623

Split complementary

#233636 · #36232D · #362D23

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