CyanMid-toneMuted

Estuary Blue

#72A8B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.64:1Fails

Black text

7.51:1AAA

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About Estuary Blue

Estuary Blue (#72A8B3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 114, 168, 179 and its HSL value is 190°, 30%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#72A8B3 · #B37D72

Analogous

#72B39E · #72A8B3 · #7287B3

Triadic

#72A8B3 · #B372A8 · #A8B372

Split complementary

#72A8B3 · #B37287 · #B39E72

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