OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AF9A8C

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.68:1Fails

Black text

7.38:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AF9A8C) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 175, 154, 140 and its HSL value is 24°, 18%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (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

#AF9A8C · #8CA1AF

Analogous

#AF8C90 · #AF9A8C · #AFAC8C

Triadic

#AF9A8C · #8CAF9A · #9A8CAF

Split complementary

#AF9A8C · #8CAFAC · #8C90AF

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