NeutralMid-toneMuted

Boiling Mud

#A29C9B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.32:1AAA

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About Boiling Mud

Boiling Mud (#A29C9B) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 162, 156, 155 and its HSL value is 9°, 4%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Boiling Mud, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A29C9B · #9BA1A2

Analogous

#A29B9D · #A29C9B · #A2A09B

Triadic

#A29C9B · #9BA29C · #9C9BA2

Split complementary

#A29C9B · #9BA2A0 · #9B9DA2

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