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Elephant in the Room

#A9AAA8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.49:1AAA

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About Elephant in the Room

Elephant in the Room (#A9AAA8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 170, 168 and its HSL value is 90°, 1%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (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

#A9AAA8 · #A9A8AA

Analogous

#AAAAA8 · #A9AAA8 · #A8AAA8

Triadic

#A9AAA8 · #A8A9AA · #AAA8A9

Split complementary

#A9AAA8 · #A8A8AA · #AAA8AA

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