NeutralMid-toneMuted

Polished Pewter

#9B9999

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

6.99:1AA

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About Polished Pewter

Polished Pewter (#9B9999) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 155, 153, 153 and its HSL value is 0°, 1%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Polished Pewter, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9B9999 · #999B9B

Analogous

#9B999A · #9B9999 · #9B9A99

Triadic

#9B9999 · #999B99 · #99999B

Split complementary

#9B9999 · #999B9A · #999A9B

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