CyanMid-toneMuted

Kitchen Blue

#8EB4BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.23:1Fails

Black text

8.87:1AAA

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About Kitchen Blue

Kitchen Blue (#8EB4BD) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 142, 180, 189 and its HSL value is 191°, 26%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Kitchen Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8EB4BD · #BD978E

Analogous

#8EBDAF · #8EB4BD · #8E9CBD

Triadic

#8EB4BD · #BD8EB4 · #B4BD8E

Split complementary

#8EB4BD · #BD8E9C · #BDAF8E

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