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Cruel Sea

#253837

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.36:1AAA

Black text

1.60:1Fails

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About Cruel Sea

Cruel Sea (#253837) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 37, 56, 55 and its HSL value is 177°, 20%, 18%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (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

#253837 · #382526

Analogous

#25382E · #253837 · #252F38

Triadic

#253837 · #372538 · #383725

Split complementary

#253837 · #38252F · #382E25

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