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H₂O

#BDE3E4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.38:1Fails

Black text

14.40:1AAA

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About H₂O

H₂O (#BDE3E4) is a light muted cyan. Its RGB value is 189, 227, 228 and its HSL value is 182°, 42%, 82%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of H₂O, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BDE3E4 · #E4BEBD

Analogous

#BDE4D2 · #BDE3E4 · #BDCFE4

Triadic

#BDE3E4 · #E4BDE3 · #E3E4BD

Split complementary

#BDE3E4 · #E4BDCF · #E4D2BD

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