BlueMid-toneMuted

Faded Sea

#8D9FAD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.25:1AAA

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About Faded Sea

Faded Sea (#8D9FAD) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 141, 159, 173 and its HSL value is 206°, 16%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (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

#8D9FAD · #AD9B8D

Analogous

#8DADAB · #8D9FAD · #8D8FAD

Triadic

#8D9FAD · #AD8D9F · #9FAD8D

Split complementary

#8D9FAD · #AD8D8F · #ADAB8D

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