CyanMid-toneMuted

Reef Waters

#72A3AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.78:1Fails

Black text

7.11:1AAA

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About Reef Waters

Reef Waters (#72A3AB) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 114, 163, 171 and its HSL value is 188°, 25%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#72A3AB · #AB7A72

Analogous

#72AB97 · #72A3AB · #7286AB

Triadic

#72A3AB · #AB72A3 · #A3AB72

Split complementary

#72A3AB · #AB7286 · #AB9772

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