CyanMid-toneMuted

Delaware Blue Hen

#74A09C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.90:1Fails

Black text

6.84:1AA

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About Delaware Blue Hen

Delaware Blue Hen (#74A09C) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 116, 160, 156 and its HSL value is 175°, 19%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Delaware Blue Hen, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#74A09C · #A07478

Analogous

#74A086 · #74A09C · #748EA0

Triadic

#74A09C · #9C74A0 · #A09C74

Split complementary

#74A09C · #A0748E · #A08674

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