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Nautical Star

#A9B6B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.09:1Fails

Black text

9.48:1AAA

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About Nautical Star

Nautical Star (#A9B6B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 182, 182 and its HSL value is 180°, 8%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Nautical Star, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A9B6B6 · #B6A9A9

Analogous

#A9B6B0 · #A9B6B6 · #A9B0B6

Triadic

#A9B6B6 · #B6A9B6 · #B6B6A9

Split complementary

#A9B6B6 · #B6A9B0 · #B6B0A9

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