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Stainless Steel

#B5C0C6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.86:1Fails

Black text

10.67:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B5C0C6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 181, 192, 198 and its HSL value is 201°, 13%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (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

#B5C0C6 · #C6BBB5

Analogous

#B5C6C4 · #B5C0C6 · #B5B8C6

Triadic

#B5C0C6 · #C6B5C0 · #C0C6B5

Split complementary

#B5C0C6 · #C6B5B8 · #C6C4B5

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