NeutralMid-toneMuted

Milk Thistle

#9E9B8B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.79:1Fails

Black text

7.09:1AAA

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About Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle (#9E9B8B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 158, 155, 139 and its HSL value is 51°, 9%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (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

#9E9B8B · #8B8E9E

Analogous

#9E918B · #9E9B8B · #989E8B

Triadic

#9E9B8B · #8B9E9B · #9B8B9E

Split complementary

#9E9B8B · #8B989E · #918B9E

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