NeutralMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#9AABA9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.39:1Fails

Black text

8.27:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#9AABA9) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 154, 171, 169 and its HSL value is 173°, 9%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (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

#9AABA9 · #AB9A9C

Analogous

#9AABA1 · #9AABA9 · #9AA4AB

Triadic

#9AABA9 · #A99AAB · #ABA99A

Split complementary

#9AABA9 · #AB9AA4 · #ABA19A

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