NeutralMid-toneMuted

Milk Thistle

#9C9B8A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.81:1Fails

Black text

7.04:1AAA

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About Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle (#9C9B8A) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 156, 155, 138 and its HSL value is 57°, 8%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Milk Thistle, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#9C9B8A · #8A8B9C

Analogous

#9C928A · #9C9B8A · #949C8A

Triadic

#9C9B8A · #8A9C9B · #9B8A9C

Split complementary

#9C9B8A · #8A949C · #928A9C

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