NeutralMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#99AAAB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.42:1Fails

Black text

8.19:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#99AAAB) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 153, 170, 171 and its HSL value is 183°, 10%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (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

#99AAAB · #AB9A99

Analogous

#99ABA3 · #99AAAB · #99A1AB

Triadic

#99AAAB · #AB99AA · #AAAB99

Split complementary

#99AAAB · #AB99A1 · #ABA399

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