NeutralMid-toneMuted

Soft Charcoal

#818196

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.81:1AA large

Black text

5.20:1AA

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About Soft Charcoal

Soft Charcoal (#818196) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 129, 129, 150 and its HSL value is 240°, 9%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.20:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Soft Charcoal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#818196 · #969681

Analogous

#818C96 · #818196 · #8C8196

Triadic

#818196 · #968181 · #819681

Split complementary

#818196 · #968C81 · #8C9681

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