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Congo

#E6C5BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.60:1Fails

Black text

12.34:1AAA

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About Congo

Congo (#E6C5BD) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 230, 197, 189 and its HSL value is 12°, 45%, 82%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Congo, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#E6C5BD · #BDDEE6

Analogous

#E6BDCA · #E6C5BD · #E6DABD

Triadic

#E6C5BD · #BDE6C5 · #C5BDE6

Split complementary

#E6C5BD · #BDE6DA · #BDC9E6

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