OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AC9A8A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.30:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AC9A8A) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 172, 154, 138 and its HSL value is 28°, 17%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Threshold Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AC9A8A · #8A9CAC

Analogous

#AC8A8B · #AC9A8A · #ACAB8A

Triadic

#AC9A8A · #8AAC9A · #9A8AAC

Split complementary

#AC9A8A · #8AACAB · #8A8BAC

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