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Early Evening

#C9C5BF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.72:1Fails

Black text

11.52:1AAA

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About Early Evening

Early Evening (#C9C5BF) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 197, 191 and its HSL value is 36°, 8%, 77%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Early Evening, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C9C5BF · #BFC3C9

Analogous

#C9C0BF · #C9C5BF · #C8C9BF

Triadic

#C9C5BF · #BFC9C5 · #C5BFC9

Split complementary

#C9C5BF · #BFC8C9 · #C0BFC9

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