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Quartz Sand

#A9AAAB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.51:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A9AAAB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 170, 171 and its HSL value is 210°, 1%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Quartz Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A9AAAB · #ABAAA9

Analogous

#A9ABAB · #A9AAAB · #A9A9AB

Triadic

#A9AAAB · #ABA9AA · #AAABA9

Split complementary

#A9AAAB · #ABA9A9 · #ABABA9

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