NeutralLightMuted

Northern Light Grey

#A6AEB5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.25:1Fails

Black text

8.81:1AAA

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About Northern Light Grey

Northern Light Grey (#A6AEB5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 166, 174, 181 and its HSL value is 208°, 9%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Northern Light Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A6AEB5 · #B5ADA6

Analogous

#A6B5B5 · #A6AEB5 · #A6A7B5

Triadic

#A6AEB5 · #B5A6AE · #AEB5A6

Split complementary

#A6AEB5 · #B5A6A7 · #B5B5A6

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