CyanMid-toneMuted

Steel Teal

#5F8C8B

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.74:1AA large

Black text

5.29:1AA

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About Steel Teal

Steel Teal (#5F8C8B) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 95, 140, 139 and its HSL value is 179°, 19%, 46%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Steel Teal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5F8C8B · #8C5F60

Analogous

#5F8C74 · #5F8C8B · #5F778C

Triadic

#5F8C8B · #8B5F8C · #8C8B5F

Split complementary

#5F8C8B · #8C5F77 · #8C745F

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