NeutralLightMuted

Dawn Blue

#C9CDCC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.60:1Fails

Black text

12.34:1AAA

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About Dawn Blue

Dawn Blue (#C9CDCC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 205, 204 and its HSL value is 165°, 4%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (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

#C9CDCC · #CDC9CA

Analogous

#C9CDCA · #C9CDCC · #C9CCCD

Triadic

#C9CDCC · #CCC9CD · #CDCCC9

Split complementary

#C9CDCC · #CDC9CC · #CDCAC9

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