CyanLightMuted

Aquatint

#B9E4DE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.38:1Fails

Black text

14.34:1AAA

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About Aquatint

Aquatint (#B9E4DE) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 185, 228, 222 and its HSL value is 172°, 44%, 81%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Aquatint, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B9E4DE · #E4B9BF

Analogous

#B9E4C9 · #B9E4DE · #B9D5E4

Triadic

#B9E4DE · #DEB9E4 · #E4DEB9

Split complementary

#B9E4DE · #E4B9D5 · #E4C9B9

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