NeutralMid-toneMuted

Backwater

#686E77

Contrast at a glance

White text

5.14:1AA

Black text

3.85:1AA large

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About Backwater

Backwater (#686E77) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 104, 110, 119 and its HSL value is 216°, 7%, 44%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Backwater, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#686E77 · #777168

Analogous

#687677 · #686E77 · #6A6877

Triadic

#686E77 · #77686E · #6E7768

Split complementary

#686E77 · #776A68 · #767768

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