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Blue Shell

#99B7BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.13:1Fails

Black text

9.27:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#99B7BA) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 153, 183, 186 and its HSL value is 185°, 19%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Shell, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#99B7BA · #BA9C99

Analogous

#99BAAD · #99B7BA · #99A6BA

Triadic

#99B7BA · #BA99B7 · #B7BA99

Split complementary

#99B7BA · #BA99A6 · #BAAD99

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