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Quartz Sand

#A9ACAB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.65:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#A9ACAB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 172, 171 and its HSL value is 160°, 2%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (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

#A9ACAB · #ACA9AA

Analogous

#A9ACAA · #A9ACAB · #A9ACAC

Triadic

#A9ACAB · #ABA9AC · #ACABA9

Split complementary

#A9ACAB · #ACA9AC · #ACAAA9

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