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Essex Blue

#AFCCD9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.69:1Fails

Black text

11.75:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#AFCCD9) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 175, 204, 217 and its HSL value is 199°, 36%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (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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Complementary

#AFCCD9 · #D9BCAF

Analogous

#AFD9D1 · #AFCCD9 · #AFB7D9

Triadic

#AFCCD9 · #D9AFCC · #CCD9AF

Split complementary

#AFCCD9 · #D9AFB7 · #D9D1AF

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