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Elephant in the Room

#A8AAA6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.45:1AAA

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About Elephant in the Room

Elephant in the Room (#A8AAA6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 170, 166 and its HSL value is 90°, 2%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (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

#A8AAA6 · #A8A6AA

Analogous

#AAAAA6 · #A8AAA6 · #A6AAA6

Triadic

#A8AAA6 · #A6A8AA · #AAA6A8

Split complementary

#A8AAA6 · #A6A6AA · #AAA6AA

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