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Stainless Steel

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Contrast at a glance

White text

1.90:1Fails

Black text

10.41:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B3BDC9) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 179, 189, 201 and its HSL value is 213°, 17%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (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

#B3BDC9 · #C9BFB3

Analogous

#B3C8C9 · #B3BDC9 · #B4B3C9

Triadic

#B3BDC9 · #C9B3BD · #BDC9B3

Split complementary

#B3BDC9 · #C9B4B3 · #C8C9B3

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