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Proper Grey

#ACA8A3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.38:1AAA

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About Proper Grey

Proper Grey (#ACA8A3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 172, 168, 163 and its HSL value is 33°, 5%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (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

#ACA8A3 · #A3A7AC

Analogous

#ACA3A3 · #ACA8A3 · #ACACA3

Triadic

#ACA8A3 · #A3ACA8 · #A8A3AC

Split complementary

#ACA8A3 · #A3ACAC · #A3A3AC

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