NeutralLightMuted

Dawn Blue

#C9CCCC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.62:1Fails

Black text

12.25:1AAA

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About Dawn Blue

Dawn Blue (#C9CCCC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 204, 204 and its HSL value is 180°, 3%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Dawn Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C9CCCC · #CCC9C9

Analogous

#C9CCCB · #C9CCCC · #C9CBCC

Triadic

#C9CCCC · #CCC9CC · #CCCCC9

Split complementary

#C9CCCC · #CCC9CB · #CCCBC9

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