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Essex Blue

#AFCDD8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.83:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#AFCDD8) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 175, 205, 216 and its HSL value is 196°, 34%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AFCDD8 · #D8BAAF

Analogous

#AFD8CF · #AFCDD8 · #AFB8D8

Triadic

#AFCDD8 · #D8AFCD · #CDD8AF

Split complementary

#AFCDD8 · #D8AFB8 · #D8CFAF

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