BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5C6173

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.15:1AA

Black text

3.22:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5C6173) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 92, 97, 115 and its HSL value is 227°, 11%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (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

#5C6173 · #736E5C

Analogous

#5C6C73 · #5C6173 · #635C73

Triadic

#5C6173 · #735C61 · #61735C

Split complementary

#5C6173 · #73635C · #6C735C

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