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Stainless Steel

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Contrast at a glance

White text

1.87:1Fails

Black text

10.61:1AAA

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About Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel (#B5BFC8) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 181, 191, 200 and its HSL value is 208°, 15%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (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

#B5BFC8 · #C8BEB5

Analogous

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Triadic

#B5BFC8 · #C8B5BF · #BFC8B5

Split complementary

#B5BFC8 · #C8B5B6 · #C8C8B5

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