CyanMid-toneMuted

Reef Waters

#72A2A8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.82:1Fails

Black text

7.02:1AAA

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About Reef Waters

Reef Waters (#72A2A8) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 114, 162, 168 and its HSL value is 187°, 24%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). 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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Complementary

#72A2A8 · #A87872

Analogous

#72A893 · #72A2A8 · #7287A8

Triadic

#72A2A8 · #A872A2 · #A2A872

Split complementary

#72A2A8 · #A87287 · #A89372

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