BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5B6273

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.11:1AA

Black text

3.24:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5B6273) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 91, 98, 115 and its HSL value is 222°, 12%, 40%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (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

#5B6273 · #736C5B

Analogous

#5B6E73 · #5B6273 · #605B73

Triadic

#5B6273 · #735B62 · #62735B

Split complementary

#5B6273 · #73605B · #6E735B

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