NeutralMid-toneMuted

False Cypress

#939C8A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.85:1Fails

Black text

6.94:1AA

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About False Cypress

False Cypress (#939C8A) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 147, 156, 138 and its HSL value is 90°, 8%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of False Cypress, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#939C8A · #938A9C

Analogous

#9C9C8A · #939C8A · #8A9C8A

Triadic

#939C8A · #8A939C · #9C8A93

Split complementary

#939C8A · #8A8A9C · #9C8A9C

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