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Essex Blue

#AFCCD7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.69:1Fails

Black text

11.73:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#AFCCD7) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 175, 204, 215 and its HSL value is 196°, 33%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Essex Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AFCCD7 · #D7BAAF

Analogous

#AFD7CE · #AFCCD7 · #AFB8D7

Triadic

#AFCCD7 · #D7AFCC · #CCD7AF

Split complementary

#AFCCD7 · #D7AFB8 · #D7CEAF

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