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Stainless Steel

#B2BEC9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.47:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B2BEC9) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 178, 190, 201 and its HSL value is 209°, 18%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (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

#B2BEC9 · #C9BDB2

Analogous

#B2C9C8 · #B2BEC9 · #B2B3C9

Triadic

#B2BEC9 · #C9B2BE · #BEC9B2

Split complementary

#B2BEC9 · #C9B2B3 · #C9C8B2

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