CyanLightMuted

Embellished Blue

#8DC9C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.86:1Fails

Black text

10.65:1AAA

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About Embellished Blue

Embellished Blue (#8DC9C5) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 141, 201, 197 and its HSL value is 176°, 36%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (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

#8DC9C5 · #C98D91

Analogous

#8DC9A7 · #8DC9C5 · #8DAFC9

Triadic

#8DC9C5 · #C58DC9 · #C9C58D

Split complementary

#8DC9C5 · #C98DAF · #C9A78D

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