CyanLightMuted

Sterling Blue

#A5B8C1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.64:1AAA

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About Sterling Blue

Sterling Blue (#A5B8C1) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 165, 184, 193 and its HSL value is 199°, 18%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sterling Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#A5B8C1 · #C1AEA5

Analogous

#A5C1BC · #A5B8C1 · #A5AAC1

Triadic

#A5B8C1 · #C1A5B8 · #B8C1A5

Split complementary

#A5B8C1 · #C1A5AA · #C1BCA5

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