CyanLightMuted

Essex Blue

#B0CDD9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.86:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#B0CDD9) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 176, 205, 217 and its HSL value is 198°, 35%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (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

#B0CDD9 · #D9BCB0

Analogous

#B0D9D0 · #B0CDD9 · #B0B9D9

Triadic

#B0CDD9 · #D9B0CD · #CDD9B0

Split complementary

#B0CDD9 · #D9B0B8 · #D9D0B0

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