NeutralLightMuted

Cistern

#A8AFB6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.22:1Fails

Black text

8.93:1AAA

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About Cistern

Cistern (#A8AFB6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 175, 182 and its HSL value is 210°, 9%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cistern, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8AFB6 · #B6AFA8

Analogous

#A8B6B6 · #A8AFB6 · #A8A8B6

Triadic

#A8AFB6 · #B6A8AF · #AFB6A8

Split complementary

#A8AFB6 · #B6A8A8 · #B6B6A8

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