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Stainless Steel

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Contrast at a glance

White text

1.87:1Fails

Black text

10.59:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B5BFC6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 181, 191, 198 and its HSL value is 205°, 13%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (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

#B5BFC6 · #C6BCB5

Analogous

#B5C6C5 · #B5BFC6 · #B5B7C6

Triadic

#B5BFC6 · #C6B5BF · #BFC6B5

Split complementary

#B5BFC6 · #C6B5B7 · #C6C5B5

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