NeutralLightMuted

Northern Light Grey

#A8AEB4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.24:1Fails

Black text

8.84:1AAA

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About Northern Light Grey

Northern Light Grey (#A8AEB4) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 174, 180 and its HSL value is 210°, 7%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (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

#A8AEB4 · #B4AEA8

Analogous

#A8B4B4 · #A8AEB4 · #A8A8B4

Triadic

#A8AEB4 · #B4A8AE · #AEB4A8

Split complementary

#A8AEB4 · #B4A8A8 · #B4B4A8

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