NeutralMid-toneMuted

Boiling Mud

#A49B9D

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.31:1AAA

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About Boiling Mud

Boiling Mud (#A49B9D) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 164, 155, 157 and its HSL value is 347°, 5%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (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

#A49B9D · #9BA4A2

Analogous

#A49BA2 · #A49B9D · #A49D9B

Triadic

#A49B9D · #9DA49B · #9B9DA4

Split complementary

#A49B9D · #9BA49D · #9BA2A4

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