NeutralMid-toneMuted

False Cypress

#959C89

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.97:1AA

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About False Cypress

False Cypress (#959C89) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 149, 156, 137 and its HSL value is 82°, 9%, 57%. 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.

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Complementary

#959C89 · #90899C

Analogous

#9C9A89 · #959C89 · #8B9C89

Triadic

#959C89 · #89959C · #9C8995

Split complementary

#959C89 · #898B9C · #9A899C

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