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Burnished Metal

#C9C9C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.66:1Fails

Black text

11.95:1AAA

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About Burnished Metal

Burnished Metal (#C9C9C8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 201, 201, 200 and its HSL value is 60°, 1%, 79%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Burnished Metal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split complementary

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