NeutralLightMuted

Brushed Metal

#C8C8CA

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.85:1AAA

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About Brushed Metal

Brushed Metal (#C8C8CA) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 200, 200, 202 and its HSL value is 240°, 2%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Brushed Metal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C8C8CA · #CACAC8

Analogous

#C8C9CA · #C8C8CA · #C9C8CA

Triadic

#C8C8CA · #CAC8C8 · #C8CAC8

Split complementary

#C8C8CA · #CAC9C8 · #C9CAC8

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