CyanMid-toneMuted

Blue Grotto

#53A6C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.74:1Fails

Black text

7.22:1AAA

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About Blue Grotto

Blue Grotto (#53A6C8) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 83, 166, 200 and its HSL value is 197°, 52%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Grotto, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#53A6C8 · #C87553

Analogous

#53C8B0 · #53A6C8 · #536BC8

Triadic

#53A6C8 · #C853A6 · #A6C853

Split complementary

#53A6C8 · #C8536B · #C8B053

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