BlueLightMuted

Shallow Sea

#9BB6C4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.13:1Fails

Black text

9.32:1AAA

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About Shallow Sea

Shallow Sea (#9BB6C4) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 155, 182, 196 and its HSL value is 200°, 26%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shallow Sea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9BB6C4 · #C4A99B

Analogous

#9BC4BE · #9BB6C4 · #9BA1C4

Triadic

#9BB6C4 · #C49BB6 · #B6C49B

Split complementary

#9BB6C4 · #C49BA1 · #C4BE9B

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