CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9EC3C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.90:1Fails

Black text

10.43:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9EC3C5) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 158, 195, 197 and its HSL value is 183°, 25%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (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

#9EC3C5 · #C5A09E

Analogous

#9EC5B4 · #9EC3C5 · #9EAFC5

Triadic

#9EC3C5 · #C59EC3 · #C3C59E

Split complementary

#9EC3C5 · #C59EAF · #C5B49E

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