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Stainless Steel

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Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.46:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B5BDCA) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 181, 189, 202 and its HSL value is 217°, 17%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Stainless Steel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#B5BDCA · #CAC2B5

Analogous

#B5C8CA · #B5BDCA · #B8B5CA

Triadic

#B5BDCA · #CAB5BD · #BDCAB5

Split complementary

#B5BDCA · #CAB8B5 · #C8CAB5

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