NeutralMid-toneMuted

Gentle Grape

#8E899B

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.39:1AA large

Black text

5.85:1AA

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About Gentle Grape

Gentle Grape (#8E899B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 142, 137, 155 and its HSL value is 257°, 8%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gentle Grape, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8E899B · #969B89

Analogous

#898D9B · #8E899B · #97899B

Triadic

#8E899B · #9B8E89 · #899B8E

Split complementary

#8E899B · #9B9789 · #8D9B89

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