CyanMid-toneMuted

Estuary Blue

#72A2B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.77:1Fails

Black text

7.14:1AAA

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About Estuary Blue

Estuary Blue (#72A2B8) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 114, 162, 184 and its HSL value is 199°, 33%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Estuary Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#72A2B8 · #B88872

Analogous

#72B8AB · #72A2B8 · #727FB8

Triadic

#72A2B8 · #B872A2 · #A2B872

Split complementary

#72A2B8 · #B8727F · #B8AB72

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