BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#596276

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.12:1AA

Black text

3.24:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#596276) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 89, 98, 118 and its HSL value is 221°, 14%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (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

#596276 · #766D59

Analogous

#597176 · #596276 · #5E5976

Triadic

#596276 · #765962 · #627659

Split complementary

#596276 · #765E59 · #717659

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