NeutralLightMuted

Heavy Blue Grey

#A1A9AE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.39:1Fails

Black text

8.30:1AAA

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About Heavy Blue Grey

Heavy Blue Grey (#A1A9AE) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 161, 169, 174 and its HSL value is 203°, 7%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (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

#A1A9AE · #AEA6A1

Analogous

#A1AEAD · #A1A9AE · #A1A3AE

Triadic

#A1A9AE · #AEA1A9 · #A9AEA1

Split complementary

#A1A9AE · #AEA1A3 · #AEADA1

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