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Quartz Sand

#AAA9AC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.47:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#AAA9AC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 170, 169, 172 and its HSL value is 260°, 2%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (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

#AAA9AC · #ABACA9

Analogous

#A9AAAC · #AAA9AC · #ACA9AC

Triadic

#AAA9AC · #ACAAA9 · #A9ACAA

Split complementary

#AAA9AC · #ACACA9 · #AAACA9

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