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Mexican Silver

#CDCDC9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.59:1Fails

Black text

12.42:1AAA

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About Mexican Silver

Mexican Silver (#CDCDC9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 205, 205, 201 and its HSL value is 60°, 4%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Mexican Silver, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#CDCDC9 · #C9C9CD

Analogous

#CDCBC9 · #CDCDC9 · #CBCDC9

Triadic

#CDCDC9 · #C9CDCD · #CDC9CD

Split complementary

#CDCDC9 · #C9CBCD · #CBC9CD

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