NeutralMid-toneMuted

Milk Thistle

#9D9C8B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.78:1Fails

Black text

7.13:1AAA

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About Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle (#9D9C8B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 157, 156, 139 and its HSL value is 57°, 8%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 (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

#9D9C8B · #8B8C9D

Analogous

#9D938B · #9D9C8B · #959D8B

Triadic

#9D9C8B · #8B9D9C · #9C8B9D

Split complementary

#9D9C8B · #8B959D · #938B9D

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