NeutralLightMuted

Northern Light Grey

#A8AEB3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.24:1Fails

Black text

8.83:1AAA

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About Northern Light Grey

Northern Light Grey (#A8AEB3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 174, 179 and its HSL value is 207°, 7%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Northern Light Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8AEB3 · #B3ADA8

Analogous

#A8B3B3 · #A8AEB3 · #A8A9B3

Triadic

#A8AEB3 · #B3A8AE · #AEB3A8

Split complementary

#A8AEB3 · #B3A8A9 · #B3B3A8

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