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Candy Cane

#F9C1C1

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.56:1Fails

Black text

12.66:1AAA

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About Candy Cane

Candy Cane (#F9C1C1) is a light vivid red. Its RGB value is 249, 193, 193 and its HSL value is 0°, 82%, 87%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Candy Cane, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#F9C1C1 · #C1F9F9

Analogous

#F9C1DD · #F9C1C1 · #F9DDC1

Triadic

#F9C1C1 · #C1F9C1 · #C1C1F9

Split complementary

#F9C1C1 · #C1F9DD · #C1DDF9

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