CyanMid-toneMuted

Aquatic Cool

#42A7B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

7.00:1AAA

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About Aquatic Cool

Aquatic Cool (#42A7B5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 66, 167, 181 and its HSL value is 187°, 47%, 48%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (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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Complementary

#42A7B5 · #B55042

Analogous

#42B58A · #42A7B5 · #426DB5

Triadic

#42A7B5 · #B542A7 · #A7B542

Split complementary

#42A7B5 · #B5426D · #B58A42

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