NeutralLightMuted

Aquatone

#A5B4A8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.17:1Fails

Black text

9.14:1AAA

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About Aquatone

Aquatone (#A5B4A8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 165, 180, 168 and its HSL value is 132°, 9%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Aquatone, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A5B4A8 · #B4A5B1

Analogous

#AAB4A5 · #A5B4A8 · #A5B4B0

Triadic

#A5B4A8 · #A8A5B4 · #B4A8A5

Split complementary

#A5B4A8 · #B0A5B4 · #B4A5AA

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