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Microwave Blue

#2E5253

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.58:1AAA

Black text

2.31:1Fails

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About Microwave Blue

Microwave Blue (#2E5253) is a dark muted cyan. Its RGB value is 46, 82, 83 and its HSL value is 182°, 29%, 25%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (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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Complementary

#2E5253 · #532F2E

Analogous

#2E5342 · #2E5253 · #2E3F53

Triadic

#2E5253 · #532E52 · #52532E

Split complementary

#2E5253 · #532E3F · #53422E

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