Lighter companion
Steel Silk Faint
#A5AFB6 · hsl(205, 10%, 68%)
RGB
rgb(143, 155, 163)
HSL
hsl(205, 10%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 36%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.8:1Fail
on black
7.4:1AA
About this color
Steel Tone Faint (#8F9BA3) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 10% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-steel-tone-faint: #8F9BA3; --colorarchive-steel-tone-faint-hsl: hsl(205, 10%, 60%); --colorarchive-steel-tone-faint-rgb: rgb(143, 155, 163); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Steel Radiant Faint
#7E8C95 · hsl(205, 10%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Tone Faint
#A3978F · hsl(25, 10%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Tone Faint
#8F92A3 · hsl(230, 10%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Tone Faint
#8FA3A3 · hsl(180, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Tone Faint
#A38F9C · hsl(320, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Tone Faint
#9CA38F · hsl(80, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Tone Faint
#A38F8F · hsl(0, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Tone Faint
#A3A28F · hsl(55, 10%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Tone Faint #8F9BA3 Lighter companion: Steel Silk Faint #A5AFB6 Darker companion: Steel Radiant Faint #7E8C95 Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Tone Faint #A3978F Analogous lead: Indigo Tone Faint #8F92A3 Analogous echo: Aqua Tone Faint #8FA3A3 Triadic +120°: Rose Tone Faint #A38F9C Triadic +240°: Olive Tone Faint #9CA38F Split-comp +150°: Crimson Tone Faint #A38F8F Split-comp +210°: Canary Tone Faint #A3A28F
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Steel Tone Muted
#879CAB · hsl(205, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Faint
#7E8C95 · hsl(205, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Azure Tone Faint
#8F9CA3 · hsl(200, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Tone Faint
#8F99A3 · hsl(210, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Silk Faint
#A5AFB6 · hsl(205, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Steel Tone Dust
#7E9DB4 · hsl(205, 26%, 60%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#9493A1
Protanopia
#9494A1
Tritanopia
#90A09F
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