NeutralLightMuted

Brushed Metal

#C9C8C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.67:1Fails

Black text

11.86:1AAA

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About Brushed Metal

Brushed Metal (#C9C8C8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 200, 200 and its HSL value is 0°, 1%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C9C8C8 · #C8C9C9

Analogous

#C9C8C9 · #C9C8C8 · #C9C9C8

Triadic

#C9C8C8 · #C8C9C8 · #C8C8C9

Split complementary

#C9C8C8 · #C8C9C9 · #C8C9C9

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