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Microwave Blue

#2A5255

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.62:1AAA

Black text

2.30:1Fails

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About Microwave Blue

Microwave Blue (#2A5255) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 42, 82, 85 and its HSL value is 184°, 34%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Microwave Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#2A5255 · #552D2A

Analogous

#2A5542 · #2A5255 · #2A3D55

Triadic

#2A5255 · #552A52 · #52552A

Split complementary

#2A5255 · #552A3D · #55422A

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