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Cistern

#AAAFB6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.21:1Fails

Black text

8.97:1AAA

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About Cistern

Cistern (#AAAFB6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 170, 175, 182 and its HSL value is 215°, 8%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cistern, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AAAFB6 · #B6B1AA

Analogous

#AAB5B6 · #AAAFB6 · #ABAAB6

Triadic

#AAAFB6 · #B6AAAF · #AFB6AA

Split complementary

#AAAFB6 · #B6ABAA · #B5B6AA

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