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Quartz Sand

#A9ABAB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.31:1Fails

Black text

8.58:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A9ABAB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 171, 171 and its HSL value is 180°, 1%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (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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Complementary

#A9ABAB · #ABA9A9

Analogous

#A9ABAA · #A9ABAB · #A9AAAB

Triadic

#A9ABAB · #ABA9AB · #ABABA9

Split complementary

#A9ABAB · #ABA9AA · #ABAAA9

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