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Pale Pastel

#9CDCD8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.54:1Fails

Black text

12.86:1AAA

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About Pale Pastel

Pale Pastel (#9CDCD8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 156, 220, 216 and its HSL value is 176°, 48%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Pastel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9CDCD8 · #DC9CA0

Analogous

#9CDCB8 · #9CDCD8 · #9CC0DC

Triadic

#9CDCD8 · #D89CDC · #DCD89C

Split complementary

#9CDCD8 · #DC9CC0 · #DCB89C

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