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Watercress Pesto

#C5C79E

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.74:1Fails

Black text

11.35:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C5C79E) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 197, 199, 158 and its HSL value is 63°, 27%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (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

#C5C79E · #A09EC7

Analogous

#C7B49E · #C5C79E · #B1C79E

Triadic

#C5C79E · #9EC5C7 · #C79EC5

Split complementary

#C5C79E · #9EB1C7 · #B59EC7

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