NeutralLightMuted

Classic Silver

#B9B8B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.98:1Fails

Black text

9.98:1AAA

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About Classic Silver

Classic Silver (#B9B8B5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 185, 184, 181 and its HSL value is 45°, 3%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Classic Silver, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B8B5 · #B5B6B9

Analogous

#B9B6B5 · #B9B8B5 · #B8B9B5

Triadic

#B9B8B5 · #B5B9B8 · #B8B5B9

Split complementary

#B9B8B5 · #B5B8B9 · #B6B5B9

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