NeutralMid-toneMuted

Boiling Mud

#A59B9C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.32:1AAA

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About Boiling Mud

Boiling Mud (#A59B9C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 165, 155, 156 and its HSL value is 354°, 5%, 63%. 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

#A59B9C · #9BA5A4

Analogous

#A59BA1 · #A59B9C · #A59F9B

Triadic

#A59B9C · #9CA59B · #9B9CA5

Split complementary

#A59B9C · #9BA59F · #9BA1A5

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