NeutralLightMuted

Cathedral Grey

#A9A9A6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.40:1AAA

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About Cathedral Grey

Cathedral Grey (#A9A9A6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 169, 166 and its HSL value is 60°, 2%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cathedral Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A9A9A6 · #A6A6A9

Analogous

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Triadic

#A9A9A6 · #A6A9A9 · #A9A6A9

Split complementary

#A9A9A6 · #A6A8A9 · #A8A6A9

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