OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AC9B88

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.69:1Fails

Black text

7.35:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AC9B88) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 172, 155, 136 and its HSL value is 32°, 18%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Threshold Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AC9B88 · #8899AC

Analogous

#AC8988 · #AC9B88 · #ABAC88

Triadic

#AC9B88 · #88AC9B · #9B88AC

Split complementary

#AC9B88 · #88ABAC · #8988AC

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