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Stainless Steel

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Contrast at a glance

White text

1.91:1Fails

Black text

10.39:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B2BDC9) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 178, 189, 201 and its HSL value is 211°, 18%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Stainless Steel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B2BDC9 · #C9BEB2

Analogous

#B2C9C9 · #B2BDC9 · #B3B2C9

Triadic

#B2BDC9 · #C9B2BD · #BDC9B2

Split complementary

#B2BDC9 · #C9B3B2 · #C9C9B2

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