NeutralMid-toneMuted

Boiling Mud

#A59A99

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.24:1AAA

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About Boiling Mud

Boiling Mud (#A59A99) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 165, 154, 153 and its HSL value is 5°, 6%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (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

#A59A99 · #99A4A5

Analogous

#A5999E · #A59A99 · #A5A099

Triadic

#A59A99 · #99A59A · #9A99A5

Split complementary

#A59A99 · #99A5A0 · #999EA5

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