BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5E6273

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.05:1AA

Black text

3.27:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5E6273) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 94, 98, 115 and its HSL value is 229°, 10%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (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

#5E6273 · #736F5E

Analogous

#5E6D73 · #5E6273 · #655E73

Triadic

#5E6273 · #735E62 · #62735E

Split complementary

#5E6273 · #73655E · #6D735E

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