BlueMid-toneMuted

Faded Sea

#8C9CAF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.80:1Fails

Black text

7.06:1AAA

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About Faded Sea

Faded Sea (#8C9CAF) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 156, 175 and its HSL value is 213°, 18%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Faded Sea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8C9CAF · #AF9F8C

Analogous

#8CAEAF · #8C9CAF · #8E8CAF

Triadic

#8C9CAF · #AF8C9C · #9CAF8C

Split complementary

#8C9CAF · #AF8E8C · #AEAF8C

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