NeutralMid-toneMuted

Polished Pewter

#9C9A99

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.80:1Fails

Black text

7.07:1AAA

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About Polished Pewter

Polished Pewter (#9C9A99) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 156, 154, 153 and its HSL value is 20°, 1%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (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

#9C9A99 · #999B9C

Analogous

#9C999A · #9C9A99 · #9C9C99

Triadic

#9C9A99 · #999C9A · #9A999C

Split complementary

#9C9A99 · #999C9C · #999A9C

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