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Essex Blue

#B0CFDB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.64:1Fails

Black text

12.06:1AAA

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About Essex Blue

Essex Blue (#B0CFDB) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 176, 207, 219 and its HSL value is 197°, 37%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (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

#B0CFDB · #DBBCB0

Analogous

#B0DBD1 · #B0CFDB · #B0B9DB

Triadic

#B0CFDB · #DBB0CF · #CFDBB0

Split complementary

#B0CFDB · #DBB0BA · #DBD1B0

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