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Water Wash

#ADC8E6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.72:1Fails

Black text

11.48:1AAA

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About Water Wash

Water Wash (#ADC8E6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 173, 200, 230 and its HSL value is 212°, 53%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (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

#ADC8E6 · #E6CBAD

Analogous

#ADE5E6 · #ADC8E6 · #AEADE6

Triadic

#ADC8E6 · #E6ADC8 · #C8E6AD

Split complementary

#ADC8E6 · #E6AFAD · #E5E6AD

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