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Boulder Creek

#8A9395

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.14:1AA large

Black text

6.31:1AA

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About Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek (#8A9395) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 138, 147, 149 and its HSL value is 191°, 5%, 56%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Boulder Creek, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#8A9395 · #958C8A

Analogous

#8A9592 · #8A9395 · #8A8D95

Triadic

#8A9395 · #958A93 · #93958A

Split complementary

#8A9395 · #958A8D · #95928A

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