NeutralMid-toneMuted

Soft Charcoal

#838398

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.71:1AA large

Black text

5.34:1AA

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About Soft Charcoal

Soft Charcoal (#838398) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 131, 131, 152 and its HSL value is 240°, 9%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (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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Complementary

#838398 · #989883

Analogous

#838E98 · #838398 · #8E8398

Triadic

#838398 · #988383 · #839883

Split complementary

#838398 · #988E83 · #8E9883

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