BlueLightMuted

Shallow Sea

#9CB6C4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.12:1Fails

Black text

9.34:1AAA

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About Shallow Sea

Shallow Sea (#9CB6C4) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 156, 182, 196 and its HSL value is 201°, 25%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (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

#9CB6C4 · #C4AA9C

Analogous

#9CC4BE · #9CB6C4 · #9CA2C4

Triadic

#9CB6C4 · #C49CB6 · #B6C49C

Split complementary

#9CB6C4 · #C49CA2 · #C4BE9C

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