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Continental Waters

#9BC9CE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.80:1Fails

Black text

10.97:1AAA

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About Continental Waters

Continental Waters (#9BC9CE) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 155, 201, 206 and its HSL value is 186°, 34%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Continental Waters, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9BC9CE · #CEA09B

Analogous

#9BCEB9 · #9BC9CE · #9BAFCE

Triadic

#9BC9CE · #CE9BC9 · #C9CE9B

Split complementary

#9BC9CE · #CE9BAF · #CEB99B

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