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Blue Shell

#9BB5BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.16:1Fails

Black text

9.16:1AAA

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About Blue Shell

Blue Shell (#9BB5BA) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 181, 186 and its HSL value is 190°, 18%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (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

#9BB5BA · #BAA09B

Analogous

#9BBAAF · #9BB5BA · #9BA6BA

Triadic

#9BB5BA · #BA9BB5 · #B5BA9B

Split complementary

#9BB5BA · #BA9BA6 · #BAAF9B

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