NeutralMid-toneMuted

Milk Thistle

#9C9B87

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.82:1Fails

Black text

7.03:1AAA

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About Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle (#9C9B87) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 156, 155, 135 and its HSL value is 57°, 10%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Milk Thistle, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#9C9B87 · #87889C

Analogous

#9C9087 · #9C9B87 · #939C87

Triadic

#9C9B87 · #879C9B · #9B879C

Split complementary

#9C9B87 · #87939C · #91879C

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