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Quicksilver Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Quicksilver (#A6A6A6), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#5B5B59
#808080
#A6A6A6
#CCCCCC
#F3F3F2

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Forged Steel#5B5B5991, 91, 8960°, 1%, 35%0, 0, 2, 64
Grey#808080128, 128, 1280°, 0%, 50%0, 0, 0, 50
Quicksilver#A6A6A6166, 166, 1660°, 0%, 65%0, 0, 0, 35
Cerebral Grey#CCCCCC204, 204, 2040°, 0%, 80%0, 0, 0, 20
Bleached Silk#F3F3F2243, 243, 24260°, 4%, 95%0, 0, 0, 5

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #5B5B59 on #F3F3F26.13:1AA
Aa #5B5B59 on #CCCCCC4.24:1AA large
Aa #808080 on #F3F3F23.56:1AA large
Aa #5B5B59 on #A6A6A62.80:1—
Aa #808080 on #CCCCCC2.46:1—
Aa #A6A6A6 on #F3F3F22.19:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #5b5b59; /* Forged Steel */
  --color-2: #808080; /* Grey */
  --color-3: #a6a6a6; /* Quicksilver */
  --color-4: #cccccc; /* Cerebral Grey */
  --color-5: #f3f3f2; /* Bleached Silk */
}

Other schemes from Quicksilver

More Light Gray monochromatic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Quicksilver?

In a monochromatic scheme: Forged Steel (#5B5B59), Grey (#808080), Cerebral Grey (#CCCCCC), Bleached Silk (#F3F3F2).

What is the hex code of Quicksilver?

#A6A6A6.