NeutralLightMuted

Heavy Blue Grey

#A0A9AE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.39:1Fails

Black text

8.28:1AAA

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About Heavy Blue Grey

Heavy Blue Grey (#A0A9AE) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 160, 169, 174 and its HSL value is 201°, 8%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Heavy Blue Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A0A9AE · #AEA5A0

Analogous

#A0AEAC · #A0A9AE · #A0A2AE

Triadic

#A0A9AE · #AEA0A9 · #A9AEA0

Split complementary

#A0A9AE · #AEA0A2 · #AEACA0

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