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Herring Silver

#C6C9CE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.66:1Fails

Black text

11.92:1AAA

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About Herring Silver

Herring Silver (#C6C9CE) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 198, 201, 206 and its HSL value is 218°, 8%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Herring Silver, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C6C9CE · #CECBC6

Analogous

#C6CDCE · #C6C9CE · #C7C6CE

Triadic

#C6C9CE · #CEC6C9 · #C9CEC6

Split complementary

#C6C9CE · #CEC7C6 · #CDCEC6

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