NeutralMid-toneMuted

False Cypress

#919D8A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.97:1AA

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About False Cypress

False Cypress (#919D8A) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 145, 157, 138 and its HSL value is 98°, 9%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of False Cypress, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#919D8A · #968A9D

Analogous

#9B9D8A · #919D8A · #8A9D8C

Triadic

#919D8A · #8A919D · #9D8A91

Split complementary

#919D8A · #8C8A9D · #9D8A9B

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