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Elephant in the Room

#A9AAA7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.48:1AAA

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About Elephant in the Room

Elephant in the Room (#A9AAA7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 170, 167 and its HSL value is 80°, 2%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Elephant in the Room, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A9AAA7 · #A8A7AA

Analogous

#AAAAA7 · #A9AAA7 · #A8AAA7

Triadic

#A9AAA7 · #A7A9AA · #AAA7A9

Split complementary

#A9AAA7 · #A7A8AA · #AAA7AA

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