OrangeMid-toneMuted

Ferrous

#CC8F6B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.27:1AAA

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About Ferrous

Ferrous (#CC8F6B) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 204, 143, 107 and its HSL value is 22°, 49%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ferrous, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#CC8F6B · #6BA8CC

Analogous

#CC6B78 · #CC8F6B · #CCC06B

Triadic

#CC8F6B · #6BCC8F · #8F6BCC

Split complementary

#CC8F6B · #6BCCC0 · #6B78CC

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