CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9CC3C3

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.91:1Fails

Black text

10.38:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9CC3C3) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 195, 195 and its HSL value is 180°, 25%, 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

#9CC3C3 · #C39C9C

Analogous

#9CC3B0 · #9CC3C3 · #9CAFC3

Triadic

#9CC3C3 · #C39CC3 · #C3C39C

Split complementary

#9CC3C3 · #C39CB0 · #C3B09C

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