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Water Wash

#ADC5E4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.77:1Fails

Black text

11.20:1AAA

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About Water Wash

Water Wash (#ADC5E4) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 173, 197, 228 and its HSL value is 214°, 50%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#ADC5E4 · #E4CCAD

Analogous

#ADE1E4 · #ADC5E4 · #B0ADE4

Triadic

#ADC5E4 · #E4ADC5 · #C5E4AD

Split complementary

#ADC5E4 · #E4B0AD · #E1E4AD

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