BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#596178

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.17:1AA

Black text

3.21:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#596178) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 89, 97, 120 and its HSL value is 225°, 15%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (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

#596178 · #787059

Analogous

#597178 · #596178 · #605978

Triadic

#596178 · #785961 · #617859

Split complementary

#596178 · #786059 · #717859

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