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Pipe Clay

#C9C5BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.72:1Fails

Black text

11.51:1AAA

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About Pipe Clay

Pipe Clay (#C9C5BD) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 197, 189 and its HSL value is 40°, 10%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pipe Clay, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C9C5BD · #BDC1C9

Analogous

#C9BFBD · #C9C5BD · #C7C9BD

Triadic

#C9C5BD · #BDC9C5 · #C5BDC9

Split complementary

#C9C5BD · #BDC7C9 · #BFBDC9

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