NeutralMid-toneMuted

Simmering Smoke

#A89E96

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.63:1Fails

Black text

7.54:1AAA

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About Simmering Smoke

Simmering Smoke (#A89E96) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 158, 150 and its HSL value is 27°, 9%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Simmering Smoke, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A89E96 · #96A0A8

Analogous

#A89697 · #A89E96 · #A8A796

Triadic

#A89E96 · #96A89E · #9E96A8

Split complementary

#A89E96 · #96A8A7 · #9697A8

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