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Stainless Steel

#B3BEC8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.48:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B3BEC8) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 179, 190, 200 and its HSL value is 209°, 16%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (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

#B3BEC8 · #C8BDB3

Analogous

#B3C8C8 · #B3BEC8 · #B3B3C8

Triadic

#B3BEC8 · #C8B3BE · #BEC8B3

Split complementary

#B3BEC8 · #C8B3B4 · #C8C8B3

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