NeutralMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#9AA9A7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.44:1Fails

Black text

8.11:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#9AA9A7) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 154, 169, 167 and its HSL value is 172°, 8%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (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

#9AA9A7 · #A99A9C

Analogous

#9AA9A0 · #9AA9A7 · #9AA3A9

Triadic

#9AA9A7 · #A79AA9 · #A9A79A

Split complementary

#9AA9A7 · #A99AA3 · #A9A09A

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