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Microwave Blue

#2D5156

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.67:1AAA

Black text

2.28:1Fails

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About Microwave Blue

Microwave Blue (#2D5156) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 45, 81, 86 and its HSL value is 187°, 31%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (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

#2D5156 · #56322D

Analogous

#2D5646 · #2D5156 · #2D3D56

Triadic

#2D5156 · #562D51 · #51562D

Split complementary

#2D5156 · #562D3D · #56462D

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