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Microwave Blue

#2C5356

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.47:1AAA

Black text

2.34:1Fails

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About Microwave Blue

Microwave Blue (#2C5356) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 44, 83, 86 and its HSL value is 184°, 32%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (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

#2C5356 · #562F2C

Analogous

#2C5644 · #2C5356 · #2C3E56

Triadic

#2C5356 · #562C53 · #53562C

Split complementary

#2C5356 · #562C3E · #56442C

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