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Quartz Sand

#A8ACAC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.64:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A8ACAC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 172, 172 and its HSL value is 180°, 2%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (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

#A8ACAC · #ACA8A8

Analogous

#A8ACAA · #A8ACAC · #A8AAAC

Triadic

#A8ACAC · #ACA8AC · #ACACA8

Split complementary

#A8ACAC · #ACA8AA · #ACAAA8

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