BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5D6474

Contrast at a glance

White text

5.93:1AA

Black text

3.34:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5D6474) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 93, 100, 116 and its HSL value is 222°, 11%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5D6474 · #746D5D

Analogous

#5D6F74 · #5D6474 · #615D74

Triadic

#5D6474 · #745D64 · #64745D

Split complementary

#5D6474 · #74625D · #6F745D

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