BlueLightMuted

Water Wash

#A9C6E6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.76:1Fails

Black text

11.23:1AAA

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About Water Wash

Water Wash (#A9C6E6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 169, 198, 230 and its HSL value is 211°, 55%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Water Wash, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A9C6E6 · #E6C9A9

Analogous

#A9E5E6 · #A9C6E6 · #AAA9E6

Triadic

#A9C6E6 · #E6A9C6 · #C6E6A9

Split complementary

#A9C6E6 · #E6AAA9 · #E5E6A9

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