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Elephant in the Room

#A7A9A6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.37:1Fails

Black text

8.36:1AAA

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About Elephant in the Room

Elephant in the Room (#A7A9A6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 167, 169, 166 and its HSL value is 100°, 2%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Elephant in the Room, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A7A9A6 · #A8A6A9

Analogous

#A9A9A6 · #A7A9A6 · #A6A9A7

Triadic

#A7A9A6 · #A6A7A9 · #A9A6A7

Split complementary

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