#858596 — Mecha Metal Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#858596

≈ Mecha Metal

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On white

3.63:1

AA · large text

On black

4.83:1

Passes AA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(4.83:1)

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Hue240°Saturation11%Brightness59%

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Colour-blindness preview

Normal vision#858596

Protanopia#818797

Deuteranopia#818696

Tritanopia#82888A

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Palettes with this color

Gray Periwinkle Lavender Palette≈

Colors that go with Mecha Metal

Mecha Metal is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Concrete Jungle#969685 Eiffel Tower#968E85 Aloe Tip#8E9685 Nuts And Bolts#858E96 Plaster#E9E9EC Vulcan#36363A

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameMecha Metal#848393ΔE 0.9 CSS nameLightslategray#778899ΔE 8.1 Web-safe#999999#999999ΔE 10.6

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Mecha Metal — meaning & where to use it

Mecha Metal is a bright neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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