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Quartz Sand

#A8A9AA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.35:1Fails

Black text

8.41:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A8A9AA) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 169, 170 and its HSL value is 210°, 1%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Quartz Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8A9AA · #AAA9A8

Analogous

#A8AAAA · #A8A9AA · #A8A8AA

Triadic

#A8A9AA · #AAA8A9 · #A9AAA8

Split complementary

#A8A9AA · #AAA8A8 · #AAAAA8

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