CyanMid-toneMuted

Freshwater

#4AA8B4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.78:1Fails

Black text

7.12:1AAA

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About Freshwater

Freshwater (#4AA8B4) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 74, 168, 180 and its HSL value is 187°, 42%, 50%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Freshwater, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4AA8B4 · #B4564A

Analogous

#4AB48B · #4AA8B4 · #4A73B4

Triadic

#4AA8B4 · #B44AA8 · #A8B44A

Split complementary

#4AA8B4 · #B44A73 · #B48B4A

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