BlueMid-toneMuted

Faded Sea

#8D9FAE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.26:1AAA

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About Faded Sea

Faded Sea (#8D9FAE) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 141, 159, 174 and its HSL value is 207°, 17%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (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

#8D9FAE · #AE9C8D

Analogous

#8DAEAD · #8D9FAE · #8D8FAE

Triadic

#8D9FAE · #AE8D9F · #9FAE8D

Split complementary

#8D9FAE · #AE8D8F · #AEAC8D

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