CyanLightMuted

Smoke on the Water

#9BACB4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.35:1Fails

Black text

8.44:1AAA

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About Smoke on the Water

Smoke on the Water (#9BACB4) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 172, 180 and its HSL value is 199°, 14%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Smoke on the Water, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9BACB4 · #B4A39B

Analogous

#9BB4B0 · #9BACB4 · #9B9FB4

Triadic

#9BACB4 · #B49BAC · #ACB49B

Split complementary

#9BACB4 · #B49B9F · #B4B09B

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