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Proper Grey

#ACA8A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.39:1AAA

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About Proper Grey

Proper Grey (#ACA8A5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 172, 168, 165 and its HSL value is 26°, 4%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (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

#ACA8A5 · #A5A9AC

Analogous

#ACA5A6 · #ACA8A5 · #ACACA5

Triadic

#ACA8A5 · #A5ACA8 · #A8A5AC

Split complementary

#ACA8A5 · #A5ACAC · #A5A6AC

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