CyanMid-toneMuted

Salt Blue

#809C9C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.94:1Fails

Black text

6.74:1AA

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About Salt Blue

Salt Blue (#809C9C) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 128, 156, 156 and its HSL value is 180°, 12%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (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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Complementary

#809C9C · #9C8080

Analogous

#809C8E · #809C9C · #808E9C

Triadic

#809C9C · #9C809C · #9C9C80

Split complementary

#809C9C · #9C808E · #9C8E80

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