CyanMid-toneMuted

Aquatic Cool

#40A8B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.80:1Fails

Black text

7.07:1AAA

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About Aquatic Cool

Aquatic Cool (#40A8B6) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 64, 168, 182 and its HSL value is 187°, 48%, 48%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Aquatic Cool, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#40A8B6 · #B64E40

Analogous

#40B689 · #40A8B6 · #406DB6

Triadic

#40A8B6 · #B640A8 · #A8B640

Split complementary

#40A8B6 · #B6406D · #B68940

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