NeutralMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#9AABA8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.40:1Fails

Black text

8.26:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#9AABA8) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 154, 171, 168 and its HSL value is 169°, 9%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (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

#9AABA8 · #AB9A9D

Analogous

#9AABA0 · #9AABA8 · #9AA5AB

Triadic

#9AABA8 · #A89AAB · #ABA89A

Split complementary

#9AABA8 · #AB9AA5 · #ABA09A

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