NeutralLightMuted

Aquatone

#A8B7A9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.10:1Fails

Black text

9.44:1AAA

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About Aquatone

Aquatone (#A8B7A9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 183, 169 and its HSL value is 124°, 9%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Aquatone, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A8B7A9 · #B7A8B6

Analogous

#AFB7A8 · #A8B7A9 · #A8B7B1

Triadic

#A8B7A9 · #A9A8B7 · #B7A9A8

Split complementary

#A8B7A9 · #B1A8B7 · #B7A8AF

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