CyanMid-toneMuted

Blue Mercury

#6AA6AF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.25:1AAA

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About Blue Mercury

Blue Mercury (#6AA6AF) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 106, 166, 175 and its HSL value is 188°, 30%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Mercury, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#6AA6AF · #AF736A

Analogous

#6AAF96 · #6AA6AF · #6A84AF

Triadic

#6AA6AF · #AF6AA6 · #A6AF6A

Split complementary

#6AA6AF · #AF6A84 · #AF966A

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