BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5C6376

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.00:1AA

Black text

3.30:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5C6376) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 92, 99, 118 and its HSL value is 224°, 12%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (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

#5C6376 · #766F5C

Analogous

#5C7076 · #5C6376 · #625C76

Triadic

#5C6376 · #765C63 · #63765C

Split complementary

#5C6376 · #76625C · #70765C

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