CyanMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8CACB6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.42:1Fails

Black text

8.19:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8CACB6) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 140, 172, 182 and its HSL value is 194°, 22%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (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

#8CACB6 · #B6968C

Analogous

#8CB6AB · #8CACB6 · #8C97B6

Triadic

#8CACB6 · #B68CAC · #ACB68C

Split complementary

#8CACB6 · #B68C97 · #B6AB8C

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