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African Mud

#836E66

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4.79:1AA

Black text

4.14:1AA large

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About African Mud

African Mud (#836E66) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 131, 110, 102 and its HSL value is 17°, 12%, 46%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of African Mud, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#836E66 · #667B83

Analogous

#83666C · #836E66 · #837D66

Triadic

#836E66 · #66836E · #6E6683

Split complementary

#836E66 · #66837D · #666D83

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