CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9CC1C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.94:1Fails

Black text

10.23:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9CC1C5) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 193, 197 and its HSL value is 186°, 26%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#9CC1C5 · #C5A09C

Analogous

#9CC5B5 · #9CC1C5 · #9CACC5

Triadic

#9CC1C5 · #C59CC1 · #C1C59C

Split complementary

#9CC1C5 · #C59CAC · #C5B59C

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