NeutralMid-toneMuted

False Cypress

#949C8A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.96:1AA

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About False Cypress

False Cypress (#949C8A) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 148, 156, 138 and its HSL value is 87°, 8%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (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

#949C8A · #928A9C

Analogous

#9C9B8A · #949C8A · #8B9C8A

Triadic

#949C8A · #8A949C · #9C8A94

Split complementary

#949C8A · #8A8B9C · #9B8A9C

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