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Bayou

#278B81

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.12:1AA large

Black text

4.80:1AA

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About Bayou

Bayou (#278B81) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 39, 139, 129 and its HSL value is 174°, 56%, 35%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bayou, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#278B81 · #8B2731

Analogous

#278B4F · #278B81 · #27638B

Triadic

#278B81 · #81278B · #8B8127

Split complementary

#278B81 · #8B2763 · #8B4F27

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