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Elephant in the Room

#A8AAA9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.47:1AAA

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About Elephant in the Room

Elephant in the Room (#A8AAA9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 170, 169 and its HSL value is 150°, 1%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (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

#A8AAA9 · #AAA8A9

Analogous

#A8AAA8 · #A8AAA9 · #A8AAAA

Triadic

#A8AAA9 · #A9A8AA · #AAA9A8

Split complementary

#A8AAA9 · #AAA8AA · #AAA8A8

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