BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5C6372

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.03:1AA

Black text

3.28:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5C6372) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 92, 99, 114 and its HSL value is 221°, 11%, 40%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (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

#5C6372 · #726B5C

Analogous

#5C6E72 · #5C6372 · #605C72

Triadic

#5C6372 · #725C63 · #63725C

Split complementary

#5C6372 · #72605C · #6E725C

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