YellowMid-toneMuted

Slate Brown

#9C997A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.90:1Fails

Black text

6.84:1AA

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About Slate Brown

Slate Brown (#9C997A) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 156, 153, 122 and its HSL value is 55°, 15%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (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

#9C997A · #7A7D9C

Analogous

#9C887A · #9C997A · #8E9C7A

Triadic

#9C997A · #7A9C99 · #997A9C

Split complementary

#9C997A · #7A8E9C · #887A9C

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