CyanLightMuted

Embellished Blue

#8CC7C6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.46:1AAA

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About Embellished Blue

Embellished Blue (#8CC7C6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 140, 199, 198 and its HSL value is 179°, 35%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (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

#8CC7C6 · #C78C8D

Analogous

#8CC7A9 · #8CC7C6 · #8CAAC7

Triadic

#8CC7C6 · #C68CC7 · #C7C68C

Split complementary

#8CC7C6 · #C78CAB · #C7A98C

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