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Boulder Creek

#8C9395

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.12:1AA large

Black text

6.34:1AA

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About Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek (#8C9395) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 140, 147, 149 and its HSL value is 193°, 4%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (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

#8C9395 · #958E8C

Analogous

#8C9593 · #8C9395 · #8C8E95

Triadic

#8C9395 · #958C93 · #93958C

Split complementary

#8C9395 · #958C8E · #95938C

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