OrangeMid-toneMuted

Milk Thistle

#9F9988

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.84:1Fails

Black text

6.96:1AA

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About Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle (#9F9988) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 159, 153, 136 and its HSL value is 44°, 11%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). 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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Harmonies

Complementary

#9F9988 · #888E9F

Analogous

#9F8D88 · #9F9988 · #9A9F88

Triadic

#9F9988 · #889F99 · #99889F

Split complementary

#9F9988 · #889A9F · #8D889F

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