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Puritan Grey

#A8AEAF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.25:1Fails

Black text

8.80:1AAA

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About Puritan Grey

Puritan Grey (#A8AEAF) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 174, 175 and its HSL value is 189°, 4%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.80:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Puritan Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A8AEAF · #AFA9A8

Analogous

#A8AFAD · #A8AEAF · #A8ABAF

Triadic

#A8AEAF · #AFA8AE · #AEAFA8

Split complementary

#A8AEAF · #AFA8AB · #AFADA8

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