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Cistern

#ABB0B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.18:1Fails

Black text

9.08:1AAA

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About Cistern

Cistern (#ABB0B8) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 171, 176, 184 and its HSL value is 217°, 8%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cistern, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#ABB0B8 · #B8B3AB

Analogous

#ABB7B8 · #ABB0B8 · #ACABB8

Triadic

#ABB0B8 · #B8ABB0 · #B0B8AB

Split complementary

#ABB0B8 · #B8ACAB · #B7B8AB

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