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Shallow Sea

#9DB9C0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.07:1Fails

Black text

9.55:1AAA

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About Shallow Sea

Shallow Sea (#9DB9C0) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 157, 185, 192 and its HSL value is 192°, 22%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (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

#9DB9C0 · #C0A49D

Analogous

#9DC0B6 · #9DB9C0 · #9DA8C0

Triadic

#9DB9C0 · #C09DB9 · #B9C09D

Split complementary

#9DB9C0 · #C09DA8 · #C0B69D

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