BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5A6374

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.05:1AA

Black text

3.27:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5A6374) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 90, 99, 116 and its HSL value is 219°, 13%, 40%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#5A6374 · #746B5A

Analogous

#5A7074 · #5A6374 · #5E5A74

Triadic

#5A6374 · #745A63 · #63745A

Split complementary

#5A6374 · #745E5A · #70745A

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