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Soft Metal

#BCB2B1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.07:1Fails

Black text

9.56:1AAA

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About Soft Metal

Soft Metal (#BCB2B1) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 178, 177 and its HSL value is 5°, 8%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Soft Metal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BCB2B1 · #B1BBBC

Analogous

#BCB1B6 · #BCB2B1 · #BCB8B1

Triadic

#BCB2B1 · #B1BCB2 · #B2B1BC

Split complementary

#BCB2B1 · #B1BCB8 · #B1B5BC

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