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Shallow Sea

#9BB9C2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.08:1Fails

Black text

9.53:1AAA

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About Shallow Sea

Shallow Sea (#9BB9C2) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 185, 194 and its HSL value is 194°, 24%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (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

#9BB9C2 · #C2A49B

Analogous

#9BC2B7 · #9BB9C2 · #9BA6C2

Triadic

#9BB9C2 · #C29BB9 · #B9C29B

Split complementary

#9BB9C2 · #C29BA5 · #C2B79B

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