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Watercress Pesto

#C4C79C

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.75:1Fails

Black text

11.31:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C4C79C) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 196, 199, 156 and its HSL value is 64°, 28%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (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

#C4C79C · #9F9CC7

Analogous

#C7B49C · #C4C79C · #AFC79C

Triadic

#C4C79C · #9CC4C7 · #C79CC4

Split complementary

#C4C79C · #9CAFC7 · #B49CC7

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