CyanLightMuted

Embellished Blue

#8AC2C9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.97:1Fails

Black text

10.03:1AAA

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About Embellished Blue

Embellished Blue (#8AC2C9) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 138, 194, 201 and its HSL value is 187°, 37%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Embellished Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8AC2C9 · #C9918A

Analogous

#8AC9B0 · #8AC2C9 · #8AA3C9

Triadic

#8AC2C9 · #C98AC2 · #C2C98A

Split complementary

#8AC2C9 · #C98AA3 · #C9B08A

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