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Microwave Blue

#2C5257

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.57:1AAA

Black text

2.31:1Fails

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About Microwave Blue

Microwave Blue (#2C5257) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 44, 82, 87 and its HSL value is 187°, 33%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (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

#2C5257 · #57312C

Analogous

#2C5747 · #2C5257 · #2C3D57

Triadic

#2C5257 · #572C52 · #52572C

Split complementary

#2C5257 · #572C3D · #57472C

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