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Proper Grey

#ACA7A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.32:1AAA

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About Proper Grey

Proper Grey (#ACA7A5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 172, 167, 165 and its HSL value is 17°, 4%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Proper Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ACA7A5 · #A5AAAC

Analogous

#ACA5A7 · #ACA7A5 · #ACABA5

Triadic

#ACA7A5 · #A5ACA7 · #A7A5AC

Split complementary

#ACA7A5 · #A5ACAB · #A5A7AC

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