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Boulder Creek

#8C9496

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.09:1AA large

Black text

6.40:1AA

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About Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek (#8C9496) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 140, 148, 150 and its HSL value is 192°, 5%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (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

#8C9496 · #968E8C

Analogous

#8C9693 · #8C9496 · #8C8F96

Triadic

#8C9496 · #968C94 · #94968C

Split complementary

#8C9496 · #968C8F · #96938C

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