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Soft Metal

#B8B2B2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.09:1Fails

Black text

9.47:1AAA

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About Soft Metal

Soft Metal (#B8B2B2) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 184, 178, 178 and its HSL value is 0°, 4%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Soft Metal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Complementary

#B8B2B2 · #B2B8B8

Analogous

#B8B2B5 · #B8B2B2 · #B8B5B2

Triadic

#B8B2B2 · #B2B8B2 · #B2B2B8

Split complementary

#B8B2B2 · #B2B8B5 · #B2B5B8

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