CyanMid-toneMuted

Pewter Blue

#8EA9B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.47:1Fails

Black text

8.01:1AAA

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About Pewter Blue

Pewter Blue (#8EA9B5) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 142, 169, 181 and its HSL value is 198°, 21%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (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

#8EA9B5 · #B59A8E

Analogous

#8EB5AE · #8EA9B5 · #8E95B5

Triadic

#8EA9B5 · #B58EA9 · #A9B58E

Split complementary

#8EA9B5 · #B58E95 · #B5AE8E

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