NeutralMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#9AACA8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.33:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#9AACA8) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 154, 172, 168 and its HSL value is 167°, 10%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (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

#9AACA8 · #AC9A9E

Analogous

#9AAC9F · #9AACA8 · #9AA7AC

Triadic

#9AACA8 · #A89AAC · #ACA89A

Split complementary

#9AACA8 · #AC9AA7 · #AC9F9A

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