CyanLightMuted

Aquatint

#B9E6DF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.36:1Fails

Black text

14.56:1AAA

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About Aquatint

Aquatint (#B9E6DF) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 185, 230, 223 and its HSL value is 171°, 47%, 81%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#B9E6DF · #E6B9C0

Analogous

#B9E6C9 · #B9E6DF · #B9D6E6

Triadic

#B9E6DF · #DFB9E6 · #E6DFB9

Split complementary

#B9E6DF · #E6B9D6 · #E6C9B9

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