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Quartz Sand

#A8ACAB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.63:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A8ACAB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 172, 171 and its HSL value is 165°, 2%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (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

#A8ACAB · #ACA8A9

Analogous

#A8ACA9 · #A8ACAB · #A8ABAC

Triadic

#A8ACAB · #ABA8AC · #ACABA8

Split complementary

#A8ACAB · #ACA8AB · #ACA9A8

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