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Quartz Sand

#AAABAC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.30:1Fails

Black text

8.61:1AAA

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About Quartz Sand

Quartz Sand (#AAABAC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 170, 171, 172 and its HSL value is 210°, 1%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (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

#AAABAC · #ACABAA

Analogous

#AAACAC · #AAABAC · #AAAAAC

Triadic

#AAABAC · #ACAAAB · #ABACAA

Split complementary

#AAABAC · #ACAAAA · #ACACAA

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