BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#596176

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.18:1AA

Black text

3.20:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#596176) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 89, 97, 118 and its HSL value is 223°, 14%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (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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Complementary

#596176 · #766E59

Analogous

#597076 · #596176 · #605976

Triadic

#596176 · #765961 · #617659

Split complementary

#596176 · #766059 · #707659

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