NeutralLightMuted

Dawn Blue

#C9CDCB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.61:1Fails

Black text

12.33:1AAA

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About Dawn Blue

Dawn Blue (#C9CDCB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 205, 203 and its HSL value is 150°, 4%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (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

#C9CDCB · #CDC9CB

Analogous

#C9CDC9 · #C9CDCB · #C9CDCD

Triadic

#C9CDCB · #CBC9CD · #CDCBC9

Split complementary

#C9CDCB · #CDC9CD · #CDC9C9

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