CyanMid-toneMuted

Salt Blue

#7E9C9C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.95:1Fails

Black text

6.71:1AA

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About Salt Blue

Salt Blue (#7E9C9C) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 126, 156, 156 and its HSL value is 180°, 13%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Salt Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#7E9C9C · #9C7E7E

Analogous

#7E9C8D · #7E9C9C · #7E8D9C

Triadic

#7E9C9C · #9C7E9C · #9C9C7E

Split complementary

#7E9C9C · #9C7E8D · #9C8D7E

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