YellowMid-toneMuted

Water Reed

#AEB180

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.23:1Fails

Black text

8.86:1AAA

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About Water Reed

Water Reed (#AEB180) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 174, 177, 128 and its HSL value is 64°, 24%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Water Reed, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AEB180 · #8380B1

Analogous

#B19B80 · #AEB180 · #96B180

Triadic

#AEB180 · #80AEB1 · #B180AE

Split complementary

#AEB180 · #8096B1 · #9B80B1

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