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Cistern

#ABB1B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.17:1Fails

Black text

9.14:1AAA

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About Cistern

Cistern (#ABB1B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 171, 177, 182 and its HSL value is 207°, 7%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (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

#ABB1B6 · #B6B0AB

Analogous

#ABB6B6 · #ABB1B6 · #ABABB6

Triadic

#ABB1B6 · #B6ABB1 · #B1B6AB

Split complementary

#ABB1B6 · #B6ABAB · #B6B6AB

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