CyanMid-toneMuted

Delaware Blue Hen

#78A49E

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.76:1Fails

Black text

7.17:1AAA

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About Delaware Blue Hen

Delaware Blue Hen (#78A49E) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 120, 164, 158 and its HSL value is 172°, 19%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). 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

#78A49E · #A4787E

Analogous

#78A488 · #78A49E · #7894A4

Triadic

#78A49E · #9E78A4 · #A49E78

Split complementary

#78A49E · #A47894 · #A48878

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