NeutralLightMuted

Cistern

#A8AFB7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.22:1Fails

Black text

8.94:1AAA

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About Cistern

Cistern (#A8AFB7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 175, 183 and its HSL value is 212°, 9%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (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

#A8AFB7 · #B7B0A8

Analogous

#A8B6B7 · #A8AFB7 · #A9A8B7

Triadic

#A8AFB7 · #B7A8AF · #AFB7A8

Split complementary

#A8AFB7 · #B7A9A8 · #B6B7A8

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