CyanLightMuted

Canal Blue

#9EC3C7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.45:1AAA

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About Canal Blue

Canal Blue (#9EC3C7) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 158, 195, 199 and its HSL value is 186°, 27%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (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

#9EC3C7 · #C7A29E

Analogous

#9EC7B7 · #9EC3C7 · #9EAEC7

Triadic

#9EC3C7 · #C79EC3 · #C3C79E

Split complementary

#9EC3C7 · #C79EAE · #C7B79E

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