CyanMid-toneMuted

Aqueous

#388B8B

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.01:1AA large

Black text

4.93:1AA

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About Aqueous

Aqueous (#388B8B) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 56, 139, 139 and its HSL value is 180°, 43%, 38%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Aqueous, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#388B8B · #8B3838

Analogous

#388B62 · #388B8B · #38618B

Triadic

#388B8B · #8B388B · #8B8B38

Split complementary

#388B8B · #8B3862 · #8B6238

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