CyanMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#97A9AA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.45:1Fails

Black text

8.08:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#97A9AA) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 151, 169, 170 and its HSL value is 183°, 10%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (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

#97A9AA · #AA9897

Analogous

#97AAA2 · #97A9AA · #97A0AA

Triadic

#97A9AA · #AA97A9 · #A9AA97

Split complementary

#97A9AA · #AA97A0 · #AAA297

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