CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9BC3C6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.91:1Fails

Black text

10.38:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9BC3C6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 195, 198 and its HSL value is 184°, 27%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Canal Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#9BC3C6 · #C69E9B

Analogous

#9BC6B3 · #9BC3C6 · #9BAEC6

Triadic

#9BC3C6 · #C69BC3 · #C3C69B

Split complementary

#9BC3C6 · #C69BAE · #C6B39B

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