NeutralMid-toneMuted

Polished Pewter

#9C9999

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

7.00:1AAA

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About Polished Pewter

Polished Pewter (#9C9999) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 156, 153, 153 and its HSL value is 0°, 1%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (WCAG AAA). 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

#9C9999 · #999C9C

Analogous

#9C999B · #9C9999 · #9C9B99

Triadic

#9C9999 · #999C99 · #99999C

Split complementary

#9C9999 · #999C9B · #999B9C

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