CyanMid-toneMuted

Delaware Blue Hen

#79A29D

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.81:1Fails

Black text

7.04:1AAA

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About Delaware Blue Hen

Delaware Blue Hen (#79A29D) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 121, 162, 157 and its HSL value is 173°, 18%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 (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

#79A29D · #A2797E

Analogous

#79A289 · #79A29D · #7992A2

Triadic

#79A29D · #9D79A2 · #A29D79

Split complementary

#79A29D · #A27992 · #A28979

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