NeutralMid-toneMuted

Gun Barrel

#979F9B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.30:1AAA

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About Gun Barrel

Gun Barrel (#979F9B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 151, 159, 155 and its HSL value is 150°, 4%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gun Barrel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#979F9B · #9F979B

Analogous

#979F97 · #979F9B · #979F9F

Triadic

#979F9B · #9B979F · #9F9B97

Split complementary

#979F9B · #9F979F · #9F9797

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