NeutralLightMuted

Northern Light Grey

#A8AEB5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.24:1Fails

Black text

8.85:1AAA

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About Northern Light Grey

Northern Light Grey (#A8AEB5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 174, 181 and its HSL value is 212°, 8%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (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

#A8AEB5 · #B5AFA8

Analogous

#A8B5B5 · #A8AEB5 · #A8A8B5

Triadic

#A8AEB5 · #B5A8AE · #AEB5A8

Split complementary

#A8AEB5 · #B5A9A8 · #B5B5A8

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