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Quartz Sand

#A9ABAC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.31:1Fails

Black text

8.59:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A9ABAC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 171, 172 and its HSL value is 200°, 2%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 (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

#A9ABAC · #ACAAA9

Analogous

#A9ACAC · #A9ABAC · #A9AAAC

Triadic

#A9ABAC · #ACA9AB · #ABACA9

Split complementary

#A9ABAC · #ACA9AA · #ACACA9

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