NeutralMid-toneMuted

Polished Pewter

#9C9998

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

7.00:1AA

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About Polished Pewter

Polished Pewter (#9C9998) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 156, 153, 152 and its HSL value is 15°, 2%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Polished Pewter, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9C9998 · #989B9C

Analogous

#9C9899 · #9C9998 · #9C9B98

Triadic

#9C9998 · #989C99 · #99989C

Split complementary

#9C9998 · #989C9B · #98999C

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