YellowMid-toneMuted

Slate Brown

#9C9979

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.90:1Fails

Black text

6.83:1AA

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About Slate Brown

Slate Brown (#9C9979) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 156, 153, 121 and its HSL value is 55°, 15%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Slate Brown, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#9C9979 · #797C9C

Analogous

#9C8879 · #9C9979 · #8E9C79

Triadic

#9C9979 · #799C99 · #99799C

Split complementary

#9C9979 · #798D9C · #88799C

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