CyanMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8CABB5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.44:1Fails

Black text

8.11:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8CABB5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 140, 171, 181 and its HSL value is 195°, 22%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (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

#8CABB5 · #B5968C

Analogous

#8CB5AB · #8CABB5 · #8C96B5

Triadic

#8CABB5 · #B58CAB · #ABB58C

Split complementary

#8CABB5 · #B58C96 · #B5AB8C

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