BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#596075

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.26:1AA

Black text

3.16:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#596075) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 89, 96, 117 and its HSL value is 225°, 14%, 40%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pencil Lead, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#596075 · #756E59

Analogous

#596E75 · #596075 · #605975

Triadic

#596075 · #755960 · #607559

Split complementary

#596075 · #756059 · #6E7559

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