NeutralMid-toneMuted

Boiling Mud

#A79C9A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.67:1Fails

Black text

7.41:1AAA

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About Boiling Mud

Boiling Mud (#A79C9A) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 167, 156, 154 and its HSL value is 9°, 7%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (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

#A79C9A · #9AA5A7

Analogous

#A79A9E · #A79C9A · #A7A39A

Triadic

#A79C9A · #9AA79C · #9C9AA7

Split complementary

#A79C9A · #9AA7A3 · #9A9EA7

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