CyanMid-toneMuted

Melbourne Cup

#42C8B2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.07:1Fails

Black text

9.56:1AAA

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About Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup (#42C8B2) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 66, 200, 178 and its HSL value is 170°, 55%, 52%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Melbourne Cup, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#42C8B2 · #C84258

Analogous

#42C86F · #42C8B2 · #429BC8

Triadic

#42C8B2 · #B242C8 · #C8B242

Split complementary

#42C8B2 · #C8429B · #C86F42

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