NeutralLightMuted

Heavy Blue Grey

#A1A9AF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.31:1AAA

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About Heavy Blue Grey

Heavy Blue Grey (#A1A9AF) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 161, 169, 175 and its HSL value is 206°, 8%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (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

#A1A9AF · #AFA7A1

Analogous

#A1AFAE · #A1A9AF · #A1A2AF

Triadic

#A1A9AF · #AFA1A9 · #A9AFA1

Split complementary

#A1A9AF · #AFA1A2 · #AFAEA1

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