NeutralMid-toneMuted

Honed Steel

#857A81

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.12:1AA large

Black text

4.81:1AA

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About Honed Steel

Honed Steel (#857A81) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 133, 122, 129 and its HSL value is 322°, 4%, 50%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Honed Steel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#857A81 · #7A857E

Analogous

#847A85 · #857A81 · #857A7B

Triadic

#857A81 · #81857A · #7A8185

Split complementary

#857A81 · #7B857A · #7A8584

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