CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9DC3C6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.90:1Fails

Black text

10.42:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9DC3C6) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 157, 195, 198 and its HSL value is 184°, 26%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (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

#9DC3C6 · #C6A09D

Analogous

#9DC6B5 · #9DC3C6 · #9DAEC6

Triadic

#9DC3C6 · #C69DC3 · #C3C69D

Split complementary

#9DC3C6 · #C69DAE · #C6B59D

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