NeutralMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#97A9A7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.46:1Fails

Black text

8.06:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#97A9A7) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 151, 169, 167 and its HSL value is 173°, 9%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Oily Steel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#97A9A7 · #A99799

Analogous

#97A99E · #97A9A7 · #97A2A9

Triadic

#97A9A7 · #A797A9 · #A9A797

Split complementary

#97A9A7 · #A997A2 · #A99E97

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