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French Silver

#B9BDBC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.90:1Fails

Black text

10.43:1AAA

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About French Silver

French Silver (#B9BDBC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 185, 189, 188 and its HSL value is 165°, 3%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of French Silver, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B9BDBC · #BDB9BA

Analogous

#B9BDBA · #B9BDBC · #B9BCBD

Triadic

#B9BDBC · #BCB9BD · #BDBCB9

Split complementary

#B9BDBC · #BDB9BC · #BDBAB9

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