NeutralMid-toneMuted

Boiling Mud

#A39E9C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.65:1Fails

Black text

7.47:1AAA

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About Boiling Mud

Boiling Mud (#A39E9C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 163, 158, 156 and its HSL value is 17°, 4%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Boiling Mud, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A39E9C · #9CA1A3

Analogous

#A39C9E · #A39E9C · #A3A29C

Triadic

#A39E9C · #9CA39E · #9E9CA3

Split complementary

#A39E9C · #9CA3A2 · #9C9EA3

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