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Watercress Pesto

#C3C79E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.75:1Fails

Black text

11.30:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C3C79E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 195, 199, 158 and its HSL value is 66°, 27%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Watercress Pesto, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C3C79E · #A29EC7

Analogous

#C7B79E · #C3C79E · #AEC79E

Triadic

#C3C79E · #9EC3C7 · #C79EC3

Split complementary

#C3C79E · #9EAEC7 · #B69EC7

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