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Shortgrass Prairie

#9B9979

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.91:1Fails

Black text

6.81:1AA

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About Shortgrass Prairie

Shortgrass Prairie (#9B9979) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 155, 153, 121 and its HSL value is 56°, 15%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shortgrass Prairie, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9B9979 · #797B9B

Analogous

#9B8879 · #9B9979 · #8C9B79

Triadic

#9B9979 · #799B99 · #99799B

Split complementary

#9B9979 · #798C9B · #88799B

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