CyanLightMuted

Sterling Blue

#A5BBC2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.00:1Fails

Black text

9.89:1AAA

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About Sterling Blue

Sterling Blue (#A5BBC2) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 165, 187, 194 and its HSL value is 194°, 19%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (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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Complementary

#A5BBC2 · #C2ACA5

Analogous

#A5C2BB · #A5BBC2 · #A5ACC2

Triadic

#A5BBC2 · #C2A5BB · #BBC2A5

Split complementary

#A5BBC2 · #C2A5AC · #C2BBA5

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