CyanMid-toneMuted

Reef Waters

#72A1AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.98:1AA

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About Reef Waters

Reef Waters (#72A1AB) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 114, 161, 171 and its HSL value is 191°, 25%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Reef Waters, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#72A1AB · #AB7C72

Analogous

#72AB98 · #72A1AB · #7285AB

Triadic

#72A1AB · #AB72A1 · #A1AB72

Split complementary

#72A1AB · #AB7285 · #AB9872

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