CyanMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8AADB9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.40:1Fails

Black text

8.26:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8AADB9) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 138, 173, 185 and its HSL value is 195°, 25%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pewter Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8AADB9 · #B9968A

Analogous

#8AB9AE · #8AADB9 · #8A95B9

Triadic

#8AADB9 · #B98AAD · #ADB98A

Split complementary

#8AADB9 · #B98A95 · #B9AE8A

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